Another U.S. Hypersonic Missile Test Failure

FILE PHOTO. A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) test in March 19, 2020. ©Oscar Sosa, US Navy

Bloomberg: US Hypersonic Missile Fails in Test in Fresh Setback for Program

(Bloomberg) -- A flight test of a hypersonic missile system in Hawaii ended in failure due to a problem that took place after ignition, the Department of Defense said, delivering a fresh blow to a program that has suffered stumbles.

It didn’t provide further details of what took place in the Wednesday test, but said in a statement

sent by email “the Department remains confident that it is on track to field offensive and defensive hypersonic capabilities on target dates beginning in the early 2020s.”

“An anomaly occurred following ignition of the test asset,” Pentagon spokesman Navy Lieutenant Commander Tim Gorman said in the statement.

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Update #1: Setback For US Hypersonic Program As Latest Test Ends In Failure; Navy Sets A Deadline To Field Its Mach 5+ Weapon (Eurasian Times)

Update #2: US hypersonic missile test fails – Bloomberg (RT)

WNU Editor: Here is some more US hypersonic news .... Raytheon, Northrop advance in competition to develop hypersonic weapons interceptor (Defense News). More here .... Hypersonic missile defense program moves toward 2 prototypes (Space.com).