The Jerusalem Post The US is seeking to have its first operational hypersonic weapons by the 2023 financial year, according to the 2023 US Defense Department budget proposal overview. When will the
The Jerusalem Post The US is seeking to have its first operational hypersonic weapons by the 2023 financial year, according to the 2023 US Defense Department budget proposal overview. When will the
The Jerusalem Post
The US is seeking to have its first operational hypersonic weapons by the 2023 financial year, according to the 2023 US Defense Department budget proposal overview.
When will the US have hypersonic weapons?
The US Defense Department budget estimates it will have hypersonic missile batteries fielded by 2023's financial year. These will be land-launched weapon systems.
By 2025's financial year, the US military expects to have maritime hypersonic missiles on its Zumwalt-class DDG-1000 guided-missile destroyers. The US Defense Department's January 12 designs for its next-generation DDG(X) guided-missile destroyers include the option of 12 large missile launcher cells for hypersonic missiles. The US Navy hopes to procure the first DDG(X) in 2028, according to the Congressional Research Service, although it acknowledges that the exact date could change
