The Navy Is Building a Hypersonic Ship-Killing Missile Called HALO We have anti-ship missiles and hypersonic missiles, but not yet a weapon with both capabilities. That changes now.

The Navy initiative in question is known as the Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive Anti-Surface program, or HALO. Contracts were awarded to Raytheon and Lockheed Martin in early 2023.

The U.S. Navy wanted HALO to be fielded no later than FY29 to meet Early Operational Capability (EOC) requirements and no later than FY31 to meet Initial Operational Capability (IOC) requirements. The ...

By RTX Jan 9, 2024 Jan 9, 2024Updated Jan 9, 2024 High-speed, long-range missile will provide greater anti-surface warfare capability ...

The final ARRW test was carried out last March, and just this month, the U.S. Navy has deep-sixed its Hypersonic Air-Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) missile, which is also part of the ...

DAYTON, Ohio—With the adoption of the U.S. Navy’s first increment of offensive anti-surface warfare missiles becoming a critical part of the U.S. Air Force’s missile stocks, the latter ...

U.S. Navy Plans To Compete Production Of HALO Missile Steve Trimble September 27, 2023 ...

The Navy already recently introduced a cheaper, land-attack-capable model called the LRASM C3. Whether HALO’s enormous speed is truly more reliable at penetrating enemy defenses than the LRASMs ...

HALO is a carrier- based high-speed missile that will allow the Navy to operate in and control contested battlespaces in anti-access/area denial environments and will support their long-range ...