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."
A senior Navy officer recently said the budget is an "endorsement of the capability."
The Pentagon's top weapons tester says the service has "limited flight test opportunities" to support putting a hypersonic weapon onboard the Zumwalt class.
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.
While Army and Navy spending nearly double, Air Force and independent agency spending drops almost 40 percent.