Modly: Hypersonic glide body test coming in early 2020

摘要

The Navy is planning to test its hypersonic glide body early this calendar year, according to acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly. "Flight Experiment 2 is scheduled for Fiscal Year (FY) 20, 2nd Quarter and will demonstrate the Navy-designed Hypersonic Glide Body. Launcher testing will continue throughout FY-20," Modly said in one of his weekly memos to the service published today.