April 20, 2022
Navy Launches Hypersonic “Prototype” 109 Nautical Miles in 2 Minutes
How soon might this projectile and gun be operational onboard a warship?
by Kris Osborn
The U.S. Navy has fired an emerging hypersonic “prototype” round as far as 109 nautical miles in only two minutes, marking a potential breakthrough in the realm of high-speed attack at five times the speed of sound.
Weapons developers describe the projectile as a “hypersonic body shape,” and say that the prototype was fired at White Sands Missile Range from an electromagnetic gun.
“We were able to gather data, prove the ability to gather data in hypersonic regimes and take that data and share it with academia and our partners. We were able to prove our models, test out our components, technologies and subsystems,” Adam Jones, Advanced Hypersonic & Guided Weapons Division Head, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, told an audience at the 2022 Sea Air Space Symposium.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/navy-launches-hypersonic-%E2%80%9Cprototype%E2%80%9D-109-nautical-miles-2-minutes-201909
