U.S. Army Seeks Second Source For Hypersonic Dark Eagle Booster

Northrop Grumman performed a test of the second-stage solid rocket motor for the LRHW and CPS programs in August 2021. 

 

Credit: U.S. Navy
The U.S. Army has started looking for another supplier to increase the output and lower the price of the solid rocket motor that powers the Dark Eagle missile for the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) and the U.S. Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS) programs. “The United States lacks the...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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