Air Force Won’t Buy Hypersonic Missiles in 2024, Official Says

The Air Force is kicking decisions on which hypersonic weapon to buy, and how many, down the road at least another year.

The service will not purchase hypersonic missiles in fiscal 2024, said Maj. Gen. Mike Greiner, the service’s deputy assistant secretary for budget. Instead, it will continue research and development on the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, the service’s flagship boost-glide hypersonic vehicle. Greiner said the service’s budget request for fiscal 2024, sent to Congress on Monday, contains $150 million for ARRW R&D.