DOD eyes FY-21 milestones for tactical hypersonic weapon development

摘要

The Defense Department plans major advances in fiscal year 2021 for its Tactical Boost Glide project, including manufacture of Raytheon's first air-launched flight test vehicle and critical design review of Lockheed Martin's ship-launched variant. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is seeking $116 million in FY-21 for the competitive effort to develop a tactical-range, hypersonic boost-glide weapon for the Air Force and Navy, a decrease from the $152 million allocated to the TBG project in FY-21. The change reflects the staggered nature of the competition.