The Navy has locked in requirements for a very-high-speed missile that could provide a key component for a potential prototype Conventional Prompt Strike capability and has launched a competition to design, build and ground test a booster capable of delivering a hypersonic glide body payload. On Oct. 20, the Navy's Strategic Systems Program office issued a final request for proposals for a Hypersonic Booster Technology Development program , giving interested companies until Dec. 20 to respond. "The Government is seeking...
