The U.S. Navy’s Hypersonic Missile Program Is Down, but Not Out
Due to budget constraints, the U.S. Navy has canceled its HALO hypersonic missile program but continues investing in long-range strike capabilities like the LRASM.
Over two years ago, the United States Air Force canceled its AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), a hypersonic air-to-ground ballistic missile.
The final ARRW test was carried out last March, and just this month, the U.S. Navy has deep-sixed its Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) missile, which is also part of the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Increment 2 (OASuW Inc 2) program.
Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) awarded Raytheon and Lockheed Martin contracts valued at $116 million to develop the missiles, which could be launched from surface ships, submarines, and potentially even land.
However, after much effort, the development of a high-speed missile has gone nowhere fast!
“The Navy cancelled the solicitation for the Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (HALO) Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) effort in fall 2024 due to budgetary constraints that prevent fielding new capability within the planned delivery schedule,” a U.S. Navy spokesperson said in a statement, per NavalNews.com.
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