A common hypersonic glide body (C-HGB) launches from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, March 19, 2020, during a Department of Defense flight experiment. (U.S. Navy photo by Luke Lamborn) DOD moves to boost capacity for testing hypersonic weapons DOD has awarded an Other Transaction agreement to an industry team led by Dynetics to build a new testbed. Oct 7, 2022 By Jon Harper