Raytheon will not develop its hypersonic tactical missile

Raytheon abandoned the development of the DeepStrike hypersonic tactical missile of the PrSM project due to the fact that

meets the military deadlines. Now the American company Lockheed Martin remains the only participant in the PrSM program.

The first DeepStrike rocket tests were togo back in 2019, however, the developers could not fix technical problems in the ammunition engine. Despite leaving PrSM, the company still plans to test this rocket on April 30, 2020.

Lockheed Martin, a former Raytheon competitor, has already completed two successful tests of its PrSM rocket. In May 2020, the company will conduct the first experiment with a PrSM strike against a close target.

Previously, Raytheon tested the Patriot radar,capable of detecting hypersonic missiles. Patriot anti-aircraft systems must detect targets at a distance of up to 180 km and fire 125 units simultaneously. At the same time, the complex itself must provide simultaneous fire at six targets flying at altitudes from 60 m to 24 km at speeds of up to 2 thousand m per second.