Army: Lockheed PrSM Missile Aces Third Flight Test

Army: Lockheed PrSM Missile Aces Third Flight Test
Army: Lockheed PrSM Missile Aces Third Flight Test

Next year will see the Precision Strike Missile tested at its maximum range of over 300 miles. The base model enters service in 2023, with range and targeting upgrades to follow.

Army Rebuilds Artillery Arm For Large-Scale War

Army Rebuilds Artillery Arm For Large-Scale War
Army Rebuilds Artillery Arm For Large-Scale War

The service’s new AimPoint plan builds very different forces for Europe and the Pacific – but new high-level artillery HQs are central to both.

Hypersonics: DoD Wants ‘Hundreds of Weapons’ ASAP

Hypersonics: DoD Wants ‘Hundreds of Weapons’ ASAP
Hypersonics: DoD Wants ‘Hundreds of Weapons’ ASAP

“We want to deliver hypersonics at scale,” said R&D director Mark Lewis, from air-breathing cruise missiles to rocket-boosted gliders that fly through space.

COVID-19 Won’t Slow New Army Weapons: McCarthy, Murray, Jette

COVID-19 Won’t Slow New Army Weapons: McCarthy, Murray, Jette
COVID-19 Won’t Slow New Army Weapons: McCarthy, Murray, Jette

While some prototype deliveries and field tests are being delayed, Army leaders said, there’s enough slack in the schedule that combat units will still get the new tech on time.

Hypersonics: 5 More Army-Navy Flight Tests By 2023

Hypersonics: 5 More Army-Navy Flight Tests By 2023
Hypersonics: 5 More Army-Navy Flight Tests By 2023

The first four flight tests – one a failure — took nine years. The next five will take less than three years.

EXCLUSIVE DoD Seeks $2.9B For Hypersonics In 2021

EXCLUSIVE DoD Seeks $2.9B For Hypersonics In 2021
EXCLUSIVE DoD Seeks $2.9B For Hypersonics In 2021

While Army and Navy spending nearly double, Air Force and independent agency spending drops almost 40 percent.

Navy Targets Sub-Launched Hypersonic Test By Mid 2020s

Navy Targets Sub-Launched Hypersonic Test By Mid 2020s
Navy Targets Sub-Launched Hypersonic Test By Mid 2020s

For the rest of this year, the Navy is doubling down on its boosters, conducting a series of static fire tests to collect data before another test firing. “We’ve been crawling, now we’re starting to walk where we’re going to get the booster design done — we’re going to static test this year — and then we will start to truly, truly run,” Wolfe said.

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Raytheon Ramps Up Range On TOW Missile

Raytheon Ramps Up Range On TOW Missile
Raytheon Ramps Up Range On TOW Missile

The original TOW was a revolutionary tank-killer when it entered service in 1970. With a new warhead, improved guidance, and greater range, the newest model is not your grandfather’s guided missile.

Hypersonics: Army, Navy Test Common Glide Body

Hypersonics: Army, Navy Test Common Glide Body
Hypersonics: Army, Navy Test Common Glide Body

The two services will use the same rocket booster and glide body, just packaged differently to fire from trucks vs. ships, with the Army version entering service in 2023.

PRSM: Lockheed Long-Range Missile Passes Short-Range Stress Test

PRSM: Lockheed Long-Range Missile Passes Short-Range Stress Test
PRSM: Lockheed Long-Range Missile Passes Short-Range Stress Test

The Precision Strike Missile’s rocket booster is so powerful that short-range shots actually put more stress on the weapon than letting it loose to fly its full distance, Lockheed told us.

FVL: Attack Of The Drones

FVL: Attack Of The Drones
FVL: Attack Of The Drones

Before manned aircraft enter hostile airspace, three different types of drones – long-range, tactical, and miniaturized – will rip open the seams in the enemy’s defenses.

Army Doubts Iron Dome Can Kill Cruise Missiles

Army Doubts Iron Dome Can Kill Cruise Missiles
Army Doubts Iron Dome Can Kill Cruise Missiles

Israeli manufacturer Rafael says its anti-rocket system can now shoot down cruise missiles. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy and acquisition chief Bruce Jette are saying, show us the data.

Army Ramps Up Funding For Laser Shield, Hypersonic Sword

Army Ramps Up Funding For Laser Shield, Hypersonic Sword
Army Ramps Up Funding For Laser Shield, Hypersonic Sword

Research and development spending on hypersonics will nearly double in ‘21, and it will triple for lasers, as the service rushes to deploy combat-ready prototypes.

Lockheed Martin, Air Force Press Ahead On Air-Launched Hypersonic Missile

Lockheed Martin, Air Force Press Ahead On Air-Launched Hypersonic Missile
Lockheed Martin, Air Force Press Ahead On Air-Launched Hypersonic Missile

Lockheed Martin is designing what it calls a new Hypersonic Strike Weapon-Air Breathing (which goes by the awful acronym HSW-ab) for DARPA. John Varley, Lockheed’s VP for hypersonic weapons, wouldn’t provide details due to the program’s high level of classification.