Hypersonics

By Steve Trimble
The Nov. 16 demonstration moves the GE project closer to a full-scale ground test in late 2025 of a unique new turbine-based combined cycle engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Guy Norris
The Boeing 747-400 will work in conjunction with Stratolaunch’s Roc carrier aircraft to conduct air launches for hypersonic tests in multiple U.S. locations.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Gamma variant is scheduled to follow into development the first two variants of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 2 Tracking Layer.
Space

By Michael Bruno
Cambium, a California startup focusing on advanced materials and machine learning for aerospace and defense products, has landed $19 million in venture capital.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
A request for information calls for data on sensors that could be used on a platform that would operate from at least 60,000 ft. to “exospheric” altitude.
Sensors & Electronic Warfare

By Guy Norris, Steve Trimble
Under HyCAT, Hermeus says it will use its high-Mach-capable Quarterhorse vehicle to demonstrate key "enabling technologies for operational hypersonic aircraft."
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Quarterhorse Mk 0 is a less than 40-ft.-long mockup featuring the turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) Chimera 1 engine.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
X-Bow received a $64 million contract from the Pentagon’s Industrial Base Policy office to expand manufacturing and lower production costs for SRMs.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Firefox is a software defined radio for the Tactical Boost Glide, which adds a new dimension to the known capabilities of the hypersonic systems.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The image released by the 412th Test Wing shows a portion of the missile where the solid rocket motor of the booster stage connects to the exhaust section.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
The U.S. Navy has not decided whether the competition will be managed at the all-up round level or with subcomponents.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Hypersonic test company Stratolaunch has mated the first full rocket-configured Talon vehicle to the Roc carrier aircraft and is poised to begin a series of ground and flight tests aimed at attempting the first Mach 5 test before year’s end.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Two long-range weapon systems are coming online to extend the reach of ground-launch fires far beyond the 300-km limit of the Army Tactical Missile System.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Guy Norris
Lockheed's planned flight tests are part of final preparations for the partial deployment of the U.S. Army’s first Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon before 2024.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army now hopes to field its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) at the end of the calendar year.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
DARPA's Glide Breaker demonstration is proceeding alongside the Missile Defense Agency’s Glide Phase Interceptor program.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The U.S. Army’s near-term plan to field an operational hypersonic missile faced a test setback when another launch was scrubbed.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Chen Chuanren
The U.S.-Japan partnership is reportedly intended to counter growing threats of hypersonic missile technology from China, North Korea and Russia.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The linkup between Kratos Defense & Security Solutions and Australia’s Hypersonix Launch Systems is the latest in Hypersonix’s growth into the U.S. market.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Conventional Prompt Strike missile is one of several weapon systems pursuing alternatives to an increasingly threatened GPS-based approach to navigation.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble, Guy Norris
A new U.S. effort to prove technology for reusable hypersonic flight is inching forward as government scientists seek information on industry-funded projects.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Steve Trimble
The Zeus, a low-cost motor, designed to power Kratos’ Erinyes and Dark Fury hypersonic vehicles, completed a successful ground test in Arkansas.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Steve Trimble
Northrop officials designed the facility in Elkton, Maryland, with a high degree of modularity to adapt to new manufacturing technology and hypersonic designs.
Missile Defense & Weapons

By Brian Everstine
The service is evaluating the Boeing-developed Load Adaptable Modular (LAM) pylon.
Aircraft & Propulsion

By Matthew Fulco
Northrop Grumman’s sales rose 9% year-on-year to $9.6 billion in the second quarter while earnings-per-share (EPS) fell to $5.34 from $6.06 a year ago.
Budget, Policy & Operations