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The service remains on pace to field an offensive hypersonic unit by fiscal 2023, general says.<\/em><\/p>\n By ANDREW EVERSDEN<\/strong><\/p>\n WASHINGTON, DC: The US Army will deliver its first operational rounds of its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon to a unit \u201cin about a year from now\u201d and remains on track to meet its deadline to deliver an offensive unit by the end of fiscal 2023, according to the three-star overseeing the effort.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll start delivering the first of their operational rounds to that unit in FY23, so about a year from now,\u201d Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood, director of hypersonics, directed energy, space and rapid acquisition, who also oversees the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office, told reporters at the annual AUSA conference earlier this week.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019ll get all of their operational rounds by the end of FY23 and we\u2019ll have met the guidance we were given, which was to have an operational offensive unit by the end of FY23,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n The news that the unit will receive its first live rounds follows the delivery of its first equipment for the ground-base hypersonic missile earlier in the month \u2014 including launchers, battery operations center and modified trucks and trailer. Soldiers will now train on that hardware in preparation for the delivery of the missiles and future flight tests.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Didn’t want to step on Mason’s post yesterday, but I think this answers MCPO USN’s question there. It’s a long way between test and actual operational capability. While China has completed a hypervelocity test with the demonstrated capability to hit the ground, the US Army will have an operational system very soon.<\/p>\n Breaking Defense<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"