Periscope Depth 09/21/23: Army Aims To Field New Hypersonic Weapon This Year Despite Test Failures

The U.S. military’s plans to accelerate its fielding of hypersonic weapons despite a series of test issues. On Sept. 6, the Dept. of Defense postponed a planned test-firing of the U.S. Army’s Dark Eagle Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon System (LRHW). This was the third time that the trial, the second in a series supporting the LRHW and the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) program, had been canceled. Originally planned for late 2022, preflight issues and a battery problem...