Gen. Neil Thurgood

First live rounds of Army’s hypersonic weapon coming in ‘roughly’ 6 months

Soldiers are already training on the hypersonic battery equipment to prepare for delivery of the missile.

‘Bullet made out of light’: Army to field first Stryker-mounted combat laser in next 45 days

In addition to the directed energy system for the Stryker, the Army is looking at a small laser for a smaller vehicle.

First Live Hypersonic Missile Rounds To Be Delivered to Army Unit Next Year

The service remains on pace to field an offensive hypersonic unit by fiscal 2023, general says.

‘Time To Change Our Future’: Thurgood Pledges Army Acquisition Speed, Transparency

"I'm here today to tell you that our future is not our past. It's time to change our future, and we change our future by how we behave. And we can do hard things, we can be successful at wicked hard problems," Army Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood said.

LRPF: Army Missiles, Cannon Face Big Tests In ’21

Weapons from hypersonics to howitzers have key deadlines to meet next year to keep to the Army’s ambitious timeline, Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood and Brig. Gen. John Rafferty tell Breaking Defense.

Army Asks Hill For New Mid-Range Missile $$$ ASAP: Thurgood

The modestly named “Mid-Range Capability” will hit targets more than one thousand miles away, Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood tells me. But the brand-new program needs reprogramming authority from Congress to catch up to other Army missiles already in flight tests.

Army Tests New All Domain Kill Chain: From Space To AI

Experimental AI software, Prometheus and SHOT, can turn masses of data – from both government and commercial satellites – into precise targets for long-range missiles and cannon. But what do the humans do?

Troops To Test AFRL’s THOR Drone Killer This Fall

THOR puts high-powered microwaves to fry drone swarms' electronics in a rugged and deployable package.

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.

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.

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.

Army Launches 16-Year Plan To Tackle Russia, China

The Army Modernization Strategy aims to counter Russia by 2028 and China by 2035 — but Congress can’t pass a budget for this year.

Hypersonics: Army Awards $699M To Build First Missiles For A Combat Unit

Dynetics will build the Common Glide Body for both the Army and Navy, which Lockheed will integrate into full-up weapons for the first Army battery by 2023.

Lasers, Microwaves, Hypersonics & More: Army RCCTO

Innovators who put forward the most promising white papers will be invited to pitch their idea to officials representing not only the Army but the other services, the joint Combatant Commands, and independent organizations like the Missile Defense Agency.