Raytheon received an $81 million contract to work on the More Opportunities with the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or MoHAWC, program.

Experts noted there are key differences between the two main types of hypersonic weapons that demonstrate how the services are prioritizing their procurement efforts to match their…

The Navy intends to spend upwards of $50 million per round, on average, for its Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic weapon over the next five years.

The sea service plans to buy 64 Conventional Prompt Strike missiles in fiscal 2024-2028 at a total cost of more than $3.6 billion.

The payloads will be able to track data created during live tests for hypersonic weapons and other high-speed missiles.

The sea service is looking to buy eight “all-up rounds” and associated canisters for Conventional Prompt Strike weapons in 2024, marking the first procurement of the missiles.

The Army and Navy called off a planned flight test of a hypersonic missile that was scheduled for March 5, military officials said.

This year saw major developments in the Pentagon’s hypersonic weapons programs — a top modernization priority for the U.S. military as it seeks to keep pace with…