{"id":62863,"date":"2022-08-17T17:53:05","date_gmt":"2022-08-17T17:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/08\/17\/us-air-force-seeks-to-extend-winning-streak-in-hypersonic-weapon-tests\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:41:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:41:25","slug":"us-air-force-seeks-to-extend-winning-streak-in-hypersonic-weapon-tests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2022\/08\/17\/us-air-force-seeks-to-extend-winning-streak-in-hypersonic-weapon-tests\/","title":{"rendered":"US Air Force seeks to extend winning streak in hypersonic weapon tests"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DAYTON, Ohio \u2014 The U.S. Air Force expects to fly its hypersonic Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon at least once more this year, following a pair of successful tests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ARRW flew twice in the last four months, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/05\/17\/successful-test-could-rally-air-force-hypersonics-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">first in May<\/a> and then <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/2022\/07\/13\/lockheed-hypersonic-weapon-moves-to-next-phase-after-us-air-force-test-success\/\" target=\"_blank\">again in July<\/a>. The more recent event completed the booster test phase and positioned the weapon to enter all-up-round, or full-system, testing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The successes follow a string of three failures in 2021, which drew criticism from lawmakers, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/congress\/2022\/03\/10\/congress-nixes-air-force-plans-to-buy-hypersonics-this-year-after-test-failures\/\" target=\"_blank\">cut $161 million from the effort in fiscal 2022<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gen. Duke Richardson, the head of Air Force Materiel Command, told reporters the upcoming test will be \u201ca big one\u201d for ARRW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hypersonic systems can travel at speeds beyond Mach 5 and maneuver in flight, which makes them harder to track and target. The U.S. has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/03\/14\/what-should-be-the-united-states-next-move-on-hypersonic-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\">prioritized hypersonic weapons development <\/a>in recent years, largely in response to the progress Russia and China have made in demonstrating the technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speaking with reporters Aug. 10 at Air Force Materiel Command\u2019s Life Cycle Industry Days event in Dayton, Ohio, Richardson said he\u2019s pleased with the service\u2019s progress on the weapon, while characterizing the early failures as \u201cburps.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Acknowledging that test failures are often accompanied by programmatic delays and time-consuming reviews, he said the service learns a lot from its missteps, and he thinks Congress is starting to see the value of those lessons as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere is more of an appetite now for test failure. It\u2019s part of the process,\u201d he said. \u201cWhat we need to do is figure out &#8230; how do we get through failure faster. Because we\u2019re going to fail.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What\u2019s next for ARRW testing?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockheed Martin, the world\u2019s largest defense company, according to the recently published <a href=\"https:\/\/people.defensenews.com\/top-100\/\" target=\"_blank\">Defense News Top 100 list<\/a>, is the prime contractor for ARRW. Brian Schappacher, the company\u2019s deputy program manager for the effort, said the next phase of testing is structured to be more difficult than the booster test series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re still going to focus on booster, of course, but we\u2019re going to shift some additional focus on to the glider performance,\u201d he said during an Aug. 13 podcast hosted by the Mitchell Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6720\" height=\"4480\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARRW-rendering.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-75939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARRW-rendering.jpg.jpg 6720w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARRW-rendering.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARRW-rendering.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARRW-rendering.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARRW-rendering.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ARRW-rendering.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 6720px) 100vw, 6720px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">An artist&#8217;s rendering of Lockheed&#8217;s AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon. (Lockheed Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force wants ARRW to reach early operational capability in 2023, and Schappacher said meeting that target will be a challenge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe have more missiles to build and more flight tests to get through and complete than we\u2019ve had at any other time in this program, with the goal of reaching early operational capability in 2023,\u201d he said. \u201cThere\u2019s just a lot going on. It\u2019s an extremely aggressive schedule. So, you know, that keeps me up at night, just making sure we can meet all of those commitments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Riding two horses\u2019 in hypersonic development<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force is pursuing two major hypersonic weapon programs: ARRW and the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile. The latter is an air-launched, boost-glide missile system that releases its payload once it reaches high speeds. That payload then separates from the rocket and \u201cglides\u201d to its target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HACM is a smaller, less expensive cruise missile that relies on air-breathing propulsion. The service requested a total of $577 million for its hypersonic research and development efforts for FY23. Program competitors include Lockheed, Raytheon Technologies and Boeing. <a href=\"https:\/\/breakingdefense.com\/2022\/05\/air-force-to-name-newest-hypersonic-weapon-maker-by-september\/\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking Defense reported in May<\/a> the Air Force expects to award a contract this summer or this fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force hasn\u2019t said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/07\/17\/air-force-still-weighing-future-of-key-hypersonic-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">how long it plans to continue to fund both programs<\/a>, and Richardson said that by \u201criding two horses\u201d in terms of hypersonic development, the service has set itself up for a dilemma should it need to select a single effort for future investment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI actually like them both,\u201d he said. \u201cWe may have to get to this position where we have to choose one or the other. That remains to be seen. 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