General Atomics to Build Common Hypersonic Glide Body Parts for Army and Navy Hypersonic Missiles

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will manufacture components for the Common Hypersonic Glide Body under a multiyear subcontract from Leidos extending through 2031. The work includes precision-machined metal parts and substructures, as well as cable assemblies for the glide body and its elevon control module, which operates the control surfaces used during glide. The same vehicle supports the U.S. Army’s Dark Eagle Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon and the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike program. The subcontract falls under Leidos’s $2.7 billion production contract, while the value and quantities of the General Atomics work remain undisclosed.