Navy seeks $3.6 billion over 5 years for 64 hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike rounds

Navy seeks $3.6 billion over 5 years for 64 hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike rounds
Navy seeks $3.6 billion over 5 years for 64 hypersonic Conventional Prompt Strike rounds

A senior Navy officer recently said the budget is an “endorsement of the capability.”

Navy’s problems with the Zumwalt may be hurting its hypersonic weapon efforts

Navy’s problems with the Zumwalt may be hurting its hypersonic weapon efforts
Navy’s problems with the Zumwalt may be hurting its hypersonic weapon efforts

The Pentagon’s top weapons tester says the service has “limited flight test opportunities” to support putting a hypersonic weapon onboard the Zumwalt class.

Army Discloses Hypersonic LRHW Range Of 1,725 Miles; Watch Out China

Army Discloses Hypersonic LRHW Range Of 1,725 Miles; Watch Out China
Army Discloses Hypersonic LRHW Range Of 1,725 Miles; Watch Out China

The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon can fly over 2,775 km, an Army official told Breaking Defense. That figure probably applies to the Navy’s CPS version as well.

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.