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U.S. Navy begins search for Mk 41 VLS-launched hypersonic weapons

Naval News [Unofficial] April 17, 2026
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A new Innovative Naval Prototype (INP) program is looking to advance the service’s hypersonic portfolio by combining its past investments and prior applied research into a combined effort that will field low-cost hypersonic boost-glide missiles in Mk 41 VLS cells. The U.S. Navy unveiled its Flight Advancement of Structures for Hypersonics (FLASH) program this week, ... The post U.S. Navy begins search for Mk 41 VLS-launched hypersonic weapons appeared first on Naval News.

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