The U.S. Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)

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Abstract:

What Is the Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon? The Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) (Figure 1), with a reported range of 1,725 miles, consists of a ground-launched missile equipped with a hypersonic glide body and associated transport, support, and fire control equipment. According to the Army: This land-based, truck-launched system is armed with hypersonic missiles that can travel well over 3,800 miles per hour. They can reach the top of the Earths atmosphere and remain just beyond the range of air and missile defense systems until they are ready to strike, and by then its too late to react.

Author(s):
Feickert, Andrew
Author Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC
Funding Organization(s):
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON DC, DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2023 Sep 15
Pagination:
3

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booster rocket engines, congress, department of defense, hypersonic weapons, conventional prompt strike, united states government, artillery, weapons, command and control, procurement, rocket engines, budgets, governments, hypersonic missiles, navy, rockets, space force
Keyword(s):
LRHW (Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon), ground-launched missiles, C-HGB (Common Hypersonic GlideBody), A2/AD (Anti-Access/Area Denial), a2/ad defense
Subject Categories:
Guided Missle Technology
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booster rocket engines, department of defense, hypersonic weapons, artillery, weapons, command and control, congress, hypersonic missiles, rocket engines, budgets, defense systems, navy, procurement, rockets, space force, task forces, budget estimates
Creation Date:
2023 Sep 18
Update Date:
2023 Nov 15