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The service, he said, is \u201cmore committed to HACM [the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, the service\u2019s other major hypersonic weapon program] at this point in time than we are to ARRW.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ARRW effort \u201chas struggled a little bit in its testing program,\u201d Kendall told the House Appropriations Committee\u2019s defense panel during a hearing on the fiscal 2024 budget request. He said an ultimate decision on whether to continue with the program could come as part of the FY25 budget process next year following a study of the failed March test and possibly two more test launches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hypersonic weapons travel at speeds topping Mach 5 and are highly maneuverable, making them difficult to track and shoot down. China and Russia have invested considerable resources in developing these weapons for their militaries, and several U.S. lawmakers have expressed concern that the country is not doing enough to field its own hypersonic capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force on Friday revealed it had conducted the second test launch of a fully operational prototype ARRW off the coast of southern California earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the Air Force did not reveal details about the test or its success in that statement, only saying it met \u201cseveral of the objectives.\u201d That language differed from an Air Force statement in December about a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2022\/12\/12\/air-force-conducts-first-operational-launch-of-arrw-hypersonic-missile\/\" target=\"_blank\">previous ARRW test<\/a>, in which the service said the weapon\u2019s release was successful and met all objectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force declined to comment further on the March test and its results when contacted Friday by Defense News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kendall did not detail how the March 13 test fell short in his testimony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe did not get the data that we needed from that test,\u201d he told lawmakers. \u201cThey\u2019re currently examining that, trying to understand what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kendall said the Dec. 9 ARRW test, which was also with an operational prototype, was \u201ca very successful flight, which was a big step forward before the one that just occurred.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force has two more ARRW prototypes it plans to test after the studies on the failed test are done, Kendall said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll probably have to make a decision on the fate of ARRW after we complete the analysis, and hopefully do those two tests,\u201d Kendall said. \u201cWe\u2019ll revisit it, I think, as we build the \u201925 budget to see what will be done in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force received nearly $115 million in research, development, test and evaluation funds for ARRW in FY23, down from $308 million the previous year. 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