House committees to defund troubled hypersonic ARRW program

By Shelley K. Mesch / June 20, 2023 at 3:43 PM
House lawmakers from two key defense committees are set to zero-out the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon's fiscal year 2024 budget, ending the hypersonic program that has been plagued by test failures. The House Appropriations Committee is set to vote Thursday to cut the $150 million originally requested for the program, according to a draft report accompanying the committee’s defense spending bill obtained by Inside Defense . The House Armed Services Committee, meanwhile, is scheduled to vote Wednesday on the annual...

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