{"id":28363,"date":"2020-05-14T20:58:38","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T20:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2020\/05\/14\/hypersonic-weapons-test-facility-approved-by-texas-am\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:14:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:14:53","slug":"hypersonic-weapons-test-facility-approved-by-texas-am","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2020\/05\/14\/hypersonic-weapons-test-facility-approved-by-texas-am\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army to test hypersonic weapons on this college campus"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-smg-jwplayer-video\"><atype-video-jwplayer nostick=\"true\" playlisturl=\"https:\/\/cdn.jwplayer.com\/v2\/playlists\/fCzRqMW8?tags=46d9f52c-5b64-47df-ae71-ed8e0ed0687b\" poster=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/video-poster-46d9f52c-5b64-47df-ae71-ed8e0ed0687b.jpg\" aspectratio=\"16 \/ 9\" mute autostart=\"false\"><\/atype-video-jwplayer><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Texas university will be home to a $130 million combat development complex used by Army Futures Command.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Texas A&amp;M University System board of regents has approved the funding to create a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2019\/08\/30\/heres-who-will-build-and-integrate-the-first-hypersonic-weapon-system-prototype\/\" target=_blank>hypersonic weapons<\/a> test center for U.S. Army Futures Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On Thursday, the regents voted to spend $79.3 million of university funds on the project, dubbed the Bush Combat Development Center. The state of Texas already approved $50 million, with the Army kicking in another $65 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The plan, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/the-americas\/2019\/08\/09\/texas-university-to-build-130m-complex-to-test-armys-combat-tech\/\">first unveiled last August<\/a>, is to develop a kilometer-long enclosed tube that can be used for hypersonic weapons tests, along with testing grounds for air and land combat vehicles on the university\u2019s RELLIS research campus, located an hour outside of Austin, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The campus will also feature \u201claboratories, runways, underground and open-air ranges and a resilient network of sensors and systems for experimentation, data collection, analysis and storage,\u201d according to a university release. The RELLIS campus has already been used to test other priorities for Army Futures Command, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2019\/10\/21\/the-field-narrows-in-light-robotic-combat-vehicle-competition\/\">including autonomous land vehicles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTexas A&amp;M and the RELLIS campus will become a nexus for collaboration and high-tech testing in service to our nation\u2019s security,\u201d Elaine Mendoza, chairman of the A&amp;M System board, said in a statement. \u201cToday\u2019s vote will bring hundreds of millions worth of private investment to Central Texas as these facilities come to life. Simply put, this is where American defense contractors will want to set up shop if they want to work with the U.S. Army Futures Command.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stood up in July 2018, Army Futures Command has the lead in developing next-generation technology for the Army. Gen. 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