European Missile-Makers in Hypersonic Interceptor Battle

HYDEF interceptor

The HYDEF effort is being led by a group of Spanish companies working with Germany’s Diehl Defense and Norway’s Nammo.

Credit: Tony Osborne/AW&ST
In what could be the first major test of European institutions' decision to invest in defense research and development, two rival factions of Europe’s missile industry will spend three years conceptualizing an endo-atmospheric missile to tackle newly emerging hypersonic threats including maneuvering...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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