Speaking to Breaking Defense, Lt. Gen. Neil Thurgood, says the common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) will undergo five more flight tests before production starts in fourth quarter FY23.
Following joint naval and air integration operations with USAF AC-130Ws last month, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT) has been conducting joint naval and air integration operations with U.S. Army AH-64Es assigned to U.S. Army Central Command’s (USARCENT) Task Force Saber.
200325-A-UQ166-0310 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020).AH-64 Apache helicopters, attached to the U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT) Task Force Sabre, operate with the expeditionary landing base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) during a joint naval and air integration operation, March 27, 2020. Lewis B. Puller is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cody Rich)