US Army’s New Hypersonic Weapon Is Still Months Away, GAO Says
A US Army Soldier lifts the hydraulic launching system on the new Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Source: US Army
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The US military is unlikely to deliver its first hypersonic weapons in enough quantities to be combat-ready until the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, a congressional audit found, adding to the delay in deploying the next-generation missiles already fielded by China and Russia.
The first batch of eight new hypersonic weapons being developed by the Army and Navy could be delivered in fiscal 2025 if the highly maneuverable, low-flying weapon is successfully tested by Dec. 31, the Government Accountability Office found in its annual overview of Pentagon weapons that was released Monday.