US Navy (Navy) held the first fire tests of a solid fuel engine intended for the Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missiles (CPS) and Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) reports Defense News.
Power installation tests passed in promoter (Utah). The publication reminds that Northrop Grumman spoke by the engine developer. Lockheed Martin is responsible for its integration as part of the rocket. According to the results of tests, companies stated that “the engine worked during the entire test period and corresponded to the working parameters and goals in the expected limits.” The first flight tests of the hypersonic missile are scheduled for 2022 fiscal year.
In May, Popular Mechanics magazine wrote that LRHW, launched from London, is able to hit Moscow during a military conflict.
According to open data, constructively CPS and LRHW are a hypersonic planning unit Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) with an accelerator using a solid fuel engine. CPS is created for US Navy, LRHW – for the army. Universal rockets are distinguished by launchers.