US Navy in pursuit of Hypersonic anti-ship missile by 2028

The US Navy test-launches a prototype hypersonic missile in Hawaii on March 19, 2020 Photo: US NAVY / Oscar Sosa

Revelations 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.

Important Takeaways:

  • US Navy Scrambles To Catch Up With Russia, China; Wants Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile ‘HALO’ Before 2028
  • The U.S. Navy, in its latest budget request, has highlighted the need for an air-launched hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile before 2028, for it to counter Russia and China.
  • Recently, a video from China had shown a People’s Liberation Army Xian H-6N bomber carrying a potent and mysterious air-launched anti-ship ballistic missile slung along the bottom of its fuselage.
  • Two days later, the Chinese state released a video showing the test-fire of a mysterious missile, thought to be hypersonic YJ-21, from one of its huge Type 055 destroyers
  • Though the U.S. Navy’s priority right now would be to acquire a hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile, it may later develop HALO to incorporate land-attack capability. That being case, the budget proposal makes it clear that the Navy views HALO as instrumental in ensuring the Force’s ability to conduct aerial stand-off strikes

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