C-HGB

Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2023
First Flight : March 20, 2020
Total Production : ?

Model Status Year Produced
C-HGB Under Development 2023 ?



C-HGB

Group : Warheads
Status : Under Development
Also Known As : Common Hypersonic Glide Body
Origin : United States of America
Contractors : Dynetics*, Raytheon
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : 2023
First Flight : March 20, 2020
Total Production : ?

The Common Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) is a hypersonic warhead with an unpredictable trajectory being developed for the US Army, US Navy and US Air Force. The warhead will be available for a variety of hypersonic weapons programs beginning in the mid 2020s with a flying speed of Mach 5. The first flight of the new glider wahead was carried out on March 20, 2020.

Operators
Country Status State Notes
United States of AmericaPlanned ?
Specifications
Notes
Speed
Top Speed 5 mach

News

Thursday, 21 November, 2024
US Army Orders Common Hypersonic Glide Body and Thermal Protection System Through 2029

Dynetics Inc., Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $670,500,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for the common hypersonic glide body and thermal protection system.

Monday, 24 July, 2023
US Army Awards Contract to Dynetics for Common Hypersonic Glide Body Prototypes Through 2027

Dynetics Technical Solutions, Huntsville, Alabama, was awarded a $428,266,378 modification (PZ0002) to contract W9124P-23-9-0001 to create Common Hypersonic Glide Body prototypes.

Tuesday, 2 November, 2021
US Navy Zumwalt-Class Destroyers to Get CPS Hypersonic Missiles by 2024

The US Navy is reportedly planning on refitting its three stealthy Zumwalt-class destroyers once again, this time by replacing its deck guns with launch tubes for its forthcoming

Friday, 28 May, 2021
US Military Successfully Tests Hypersonic Missile Motor

In May 2020, the Pentagon confirmed that it was developing a sophisticated hypersonic missile that was earlier touted by then-President Donald Trump as a "super duper" weapon.

Friday, 20 March, 2020
US Department of Defense Successfully Test Fires Common Hypersonic Glide Body

The Department of Defense successfully tested a hypersonic glide body in a flight experiment conducted from the Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19 at

Tuesday, 1 October, 2019
US Army Awards Contract to General Atomics to Support Hypersonic Weapons Prorgrams

SAN DIEGO, CA, OCT 1, 2019 - General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) announced today that it has been awarded a contract by the U.

Tuesday, 3 September, 2019
Raytheon to Provide Key Components for the Hypersonic Weapon Glide Body

New work adds to company's growing hypersonic portfolio TUCSON, Ariz., Sept. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) will build and deliver the control, actuation

Friday, 30 August, 2019
US Army Selects Lockheed Martin as Prime Contractor for Long Range Hypersonic Weapon Program

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Aug. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 29, the U.S. Army awarded Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) a contract at an estimated value of $347 million as part of

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Notes

* Prime Contractor
State Latest Known holdings/Original Procurement
Com - Date of Commissioning
Decom - Date of Decommissioning

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