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style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;"><span class="fn org"> Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) </span></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="text-align:center;border-bottom:1px solid #aaa;line-height:1.5em;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:LRHWfirstThunderBoltStrike.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/LRHWfirstThunderBoltStrike.jpg/300px-LRHWfirstThunderBoltStrike.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/LRHWfirstThunderBoltStrike.jpg/450px-LRHWfirstThunderBoltStrike.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c4/LRHWfirstThunderBoltStrike.jpg/600px-LRHWfirstThunderBoltStrike.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon deployed to Cape Canaveral for testing</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Place of origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United States</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Service history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In service</th><td class="infobox-data">2023–present<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Used by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a><sup id="cite_ref-lrhwRange_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lrhwRange-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> (planned)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Production history</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Manufacturer</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin" title="Lockheed Martin">Lockheed Martin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Unit cost</th><td class="infobox-data">$41 million<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Specifications</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Mass</th><td class="infobox-data">16,300 lb (7,400 kg)<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Diameter</th><td class="infobox-data">34.5 in (0.88 m) (reportedly)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr /></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><div style="line-height:1.25em">Operational<br />range</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,725 mi (2,776 km)<sup id="cite_ref-lrhwRange_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lrhwRange-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2Jul2024Update_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2Jul2024Update-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1038841319">.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}</style><span class="rt-commentedText tooltip" title="Maximum speed of vehicle or missile">Maximum speed </span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Mach_number" title="Mach number">Mach</a> 5<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW)</b>, also known as <b>Dark Eagle</b><sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is a <a href="/wiki/Intermediate-range_ballistic_missile" title="Intermediate-range ballistic missile">intermediate-range</a> <a href="/wiki/Surface-to-surface_missile" title="Surface-to-surface missile">surface-to-surface</a> boost-glide <a href="/wiki/Hypersonic_weapon" title="Hypersonic weapon">hypersonic weapon</a> being developed for use by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a>. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy" title="United States Navy">United States Navy</a> intends to procure a ship/submarine-launched variant of the missile as part of the service's <b>Intermediate-Range Conventional Prompt Strike (IRCPS)</b> program.<sup id="cite_ref-lrhwRange_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lrhwRange-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The weapon consists of a large <a href="/wiki/Booster_(rocketry)" title="Booster (rocketry)">rocket booster</a> that carries the unpowered Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) in a nose cone. Once the booster reaches significant altitude and speed, it releases the C-HGB, which glides at hypersonic speeds as it descends towards its target. <a href="/wiki/Dynetics" title="Dynetics">Dynetics</a> will build the <a href="/wiki/Hypersonic_glide_vehicle" title="Hypersonic glide vehicle">hypersonic glide vehicle</a> while <a href="/wiki/Lockheed_Martin" title="Lockheed Martin">Lockheed Martin</a> will build the booster as well as assemble the missile and launch equipment.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The C-HGB has been successfully tested, in October 2017, March 2020,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and 28 June 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-lrhwCpsSuccTest_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lrhwCpsSuccTest-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The missile had been planned to enter service with the Army in 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-lrhw2023_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lrhw2023-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Navy intends to field the weapon aboard its <a href="/wiki/Zumwalt-class_destroyer" title="Zumwalt-class destroyer"><i>Zumwalt</i>-class destroyers</a> by 2025<sup id="cite_ref-lrhw2023_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lrhw2023-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and later on its Block V <a href="/wiki/Virginia-class_submarine" title="Virginia-class submarine"><i>Virginia</i>-class submarines</a><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2028; it was intended to also be fielded on guided missile variants of the <a href="/wiki/Ohio-class_submarine" title="Ohio-class submarine"><i>Ohio</i>-class ballistic missile submarines</a>, but funding delays and the boats' impending retirement caused those plans to be scrapped.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development_and_testing">Development and testing</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Long-Range_Hypersonic_Weapon&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Development and testing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Common-Hypersonic_Glide_Body">Common-Hypersonic Glide Body</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Long-Range_Hypersonic_Weapon&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Common-Hypersonic Glide Body"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 2018, the Navy was designated to lead the design of the Common-Hypersonic Glide Body with input from the Army's Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Design">Design</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Long-Range_Hypersonic_Weapon&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Design"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LRHW_on_Transporter_Erector_Launcher,_Nellis_AFB.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/LRHW_on_Transporter_Erector_Launcher%2C_Nellis_AFB.png/220px-LRHW_on_Transporter_Erector_Launcher%2C_Nellis_AFB.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="330" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/LRHW_on_Transporter_Erector_Launcher%2C_Nellis_AFB.png/330px-LRHW_on_Transporter_Erector_Launcher%2C_Nellis_AFB.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6f/LRHW_on_Transporter_Erector_Launcher%2C_Nellis_AFB.png/440px-LRHW_on_Transporter_Erector_Launcher%2C_Nellis_AFB.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="1200" /></a><figcaption>LRHW on <a href="/wiki/Transporter_erector_launcher" title="Transporter erector launcher">Transporter erector launcher</a>, 3 August 2024, Exercise Bamboo Eagle 24-3, Nellis AFB<sup id="cite_ref-lrhwOnTelBe24-3NellisAfb_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lrhwOnTelBe24-3NellisAfb-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:US_DoD,_Navy,_Army_jointly_conducted_a_flight_experiment_of_a_common_hypersonic_glide_body_from_Pacific_Missile_Range_Facility,_Hawaii_on_19_March_2020.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/US_DoD%2C_Navy%2C_Army_jointly_conducted_a_flight_experiment_of_a_common_hypersonic_glide_body_from_Pacific_Missile_Range_Facility%2C_Hawaii_on_19_March_2020.jpg/330px-US_DoD%2C_Navy%2C_Army_jointly_conducted_a_flight_experiment_of_a_common_hypersonic_glide_body_from_Pacific_Missile_Range_Facility%2C_Hawaii_on_19_March_2020.jpg" decoding="async" width="330" height="220" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/US_DoD%2C_Navy%2C_Army_jointly_conducted_a_flight_experiment_of_a_common_hypersonic_glide_body_from_Pacific_Missile_Range_Facility%2C_Hawaii_on_19_March_2020.jpg/495px-US_DoD%2C_Navy%2C_Army_jointly_conducted_a_flight_experiment_of_a_common_hypersonic_glide_body_from_Pacific_Missile_Range_Facility%2C_Hawaii_on_19_March_2020.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/US_DoD%2C_Navy%2C_Army_jointly_conducted_a_flight_experiment_of_a_common_hypersonic_glide_body_from_Pacific_Missile_Range_Facility%2C_Hawaii_on_19_March_2020.jpg/660px-US_DoD%2C_Navy%2C_Army_jointly_conducted_a_flight_experiment_of_a_common_hypersonic_glide_body_from_Pacific_Missile_Range_Facility%2C_Hawaii_on_19_March_2020.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4928" data-file-height="3280" /></a><figcaption>A 2020 test launch of a <a href="/wiki/UGM-27_Polaris" title="UGM-27 Polaris">STARS booster</a> carrying a prototype of the Common-Hypersonic Glide Body</figcaption></figure> <p>The design of the Common-Hypersonic Glide Body with kinetic energy projectile warhead<sup id="cite_ref-hascWeberRumford_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hascWeberRumford-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is based on the previously developed Alternate Re-Entry System, which was tested in the early 2010s as part of the Army's Advanced Hypersonic Weapon program.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Alternate Re-Entry System was itself based on the Sandia Winged Energetic Reentry Vehicle Experiment (SWERVE) prototype developed by <a href="/wiki/Sandia_National_Laboratories" title="Sandia National Laboratories">Sandia National Laboratories</a> in the 1980s.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Design work is by Sandia while <a href="/wiki/Dynetics" title="Dynetics">Dynetics</a> constructs prototypes and test units. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Testing">Testing</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Long-Range_Hypersonic_Weapon&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Testing"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first test of the Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike Flight Experiment-1, was on 30 October 2017. A missile capable of fitting in the launch tube of an <a href="/wiki/Ohio-class_submarine" title="Ohio-class submarine"><i>Ohio</i>-class ballistic missile submarine</a> flew over 2,000 nautical miles from Hawaii to the Marshall Islands at hypersonic speeds.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Common-Hypersonic Glide Body was tested in March 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>LRHW subsystems were tested at Project Convergence 2022 (PC22).<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 28 June 2024 DoD announced a successful recent end-to-end test of the US Army's Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon all-up round (AUR) and the US Navy's Conventional Prompt Strike. The missile was launched from the <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Missile_Range_Facility" title="Pacific Missile Range Facility">Pacific Missile Range Facility</a>, Kauai, Hawaii,<sup id="cite_ref-lrhwCpsSuccTest_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lrhwCpsSuccTest-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> landing more than 2000 miles away in the <a href="/wiki/Marshall_Islands" title="Marshall Islands">Marshall Islands</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-2Jul2024Update_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2Jul2024Update-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Another test of the LRHW all-up round is planned for 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-oneMoreTest_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oneMoreTest-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Boosters">Boosters</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Long-Range_Hypersonic_Weapon&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Boosters"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first stage solid rocket motor was tested 27 May 2020.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Both stages of the missile booster as well as a thrust vector control system were tested in 2021.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 29 October 2021, the booster rocket for the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon was successfully tested in a static test in Utah; the first stage thrust vector control system was included in the test.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In March 2021, training with inert missile canisters began.<sup id="cite_ref-auto_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-auto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 7 October 2021, <a href="/wiki/17th_Field_Artillery_Brigade_(United_States)" title="17th Field Artillery Brigade (United States)">17th Field Artillery Brigade</a> of the <a href="/wiki/I_Corps_(United_States)" title="I Corps (United States)">I Corps</a> received ground equipment for the first operational LRHW battery.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In June 2022 in <a href="/wiki/Pacific_Missile_Range_Facility" title="Pacific Missile Range Facility">Hawaii</a>, a launch failure of Conventional Prompt Strike occurred after ignition.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The test of a completely assembled CPS weapon, which uses a two-stage booster,<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> failed before ignition of the C-HGB.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Entry_into_service">Entry into service</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Long-Range_Hypersonic_Weapon&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Entry into service"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Emplacement_of_pod_on_long-range_hypersonic_weapon_transporter_erector_launcher.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Emplacement_of_pod_on_long-range_hypersonic_weapon_transporter_erector_launcher.jpg/220px-Emplacement_of_pod_on_long-range_hypersonic_weapon_transporter_erector_launcher.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Emplacement_of_pod_on_long-range_hypersonic_weapon_transporter_erector_launcher.jpg/330px-Emplacement_of_pod_on_long-range_hypersonic_weapon_transporter_erector_launcher.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f3/Emplacement_of_pod_on_long-range_hypersonic_weapon_transporter_erector_launcher.jpg/440px-Emplacement_of_pod_on_long-range_hypersonic_weapon_transporter_erector_launcher.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3514" data-file-height="2343" /></a><figcaption>LRHW placed on <a href="/wiki/Transporter_erector_launcher" title="Transporter erector launcher">transporter erector launcher</a></figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">United States Army</a> intends to deploy the Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon in an eight missile <a href="/wiki/Artillery_battery#Modern_battery_organization" title="Artillery battery">battery</a> containing four <a href="/wiki/Heavy_Expanded_Mobility_Tactical_Truck" title="Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck">M983</a> trucks and trailers each holding two missiles in launch canisters alongside a command vehicle.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The LRHW has been named <i>Dark Eagle</i> by the US Army.<sup id="cite_ref-darkEagle_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-darkEagle-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In February 2023, the 5th Battalion, <a href="/wiki/3rd_Field_Artillery_Regiment_(United_States)" title="3rd Field Artillery Regiment (United States)">3rd Field Artillery Regiment</a> (5-3 LRFB)—1st MDTF's long-range fires battalion—deployed the LRHW from <a href="/wiki/Joint_Base_Lewis%E2%80%93McChord" title="Joint Base Lewis–McChord">Joint Base Lewis-McChord</a>, Tacoma, Washington to <a href="/wiki/Cape_Canaveral_Space_Force_Station" title="Cape Canaveral Space Force Station">Cape Canaveral</a>, Florida. The first battery of missiles was expected to be deployed by end of September 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-5,3Lrfb_37-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5,3Lrfb-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 7 September 2023, a test launch of the LRHW system was canceled due to an unspecified failure of pre-flight checks.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:2_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:2-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Assistant_Secretary_of_the_Army_for_Acquisition,_Logistics,_and_Technology" title="United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology">United States Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology</a> Douglas R. Bush revealed that the launcher had a "mechanical engineering problem", and that a new plan was in place to correct and test it.<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An LRHW all-up round was successfully tested sometime prior to 28 June 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-lrhwCpsSuccTest_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-lrhwCpsSuccTest-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Long-Range_Hypersonic_Weapon&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/OpFires" title="OpFires">OpFires</a> – another Lockheed Martin boost glide medium range system</li> <li><a href="/wiki/AGM-183_ARRW" title="AGM-183 ARRW">AGM-183 ARRW</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypersonic_Attack_Cruise_Missile" title="Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile">Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile</a> (HACM)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hypersonic_flight" title="Hypersonic flight">Hypersonic flight</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prompt_Global_Strike" class="mw-redirect" title="Prompt Global Strike">Prompt Global Strike/Conventional Prompt Strike</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Long-Range_Hypersonic_Weapon&action=edit&section=8" 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