Navy moves forward with hypersonic, carrier-based weapon
Posted on March 29, 2023 by Seapower Staff
Release from Naval Air Systems Command
*****
Mar 28, 2023
NAVAL AIR SYSTEMS COMMAND, Patuxent River, Md. —
The Navy awarded two contracts to Raytheon Missiles and Defense and Lockheed Martin March 27 for the initial development for a carrier suitable long range, high-speed missile designated Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO).
The contracts, valued at a total of $116 million, is the first step to fielding a critical capability over the next decade that will address advanced threats and allow the Navy to operate in and control contested battle space in littoral waters and anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) environments.
The initial contracts to Raytheon and Lockheed Martin will provide technical maturation and development through preliminary design review of the propulsion system required for a carrier suitable hypersonic weapon system. The contract period of performance for each award will end in December 2024 with each company’s preliminary design review working towards a prototype flight test.
HALO will be a carrier-based, high speed, long range air-launched weapon that will provide greater anti-surface warfare capability than what’s available today.
https://seapowermagazine.org/navy-moves-forward-with-hypersonic-carrier-based-weapon/
