Hypersonics

Stratolaunch is targeting a key separation test of its Talon hypersonic test vehicle before the end of May.

Scramjet testing has scored several breakthroughs, but the path forward for the Pentagon’s portfolio of hypersonic glide vehicle projects is unclear.

The three contracts come less than two months after a presidential directive applied Defense Production Act Title III authorities for hypersonic programs.

MBDA has secured a lead role in the EATMI project to develop an air defense weapon capable of intercepting current and emerging post-2030 missile threats.

The HASTE uses the same Rutherford engines as Rocket Lab's Electron, but modifies the third stage to carry larger payloads and for suborbital deployment.

An increasing number of signs indicate that work on a new Russian high-performance air-launched missile is nearing completion.

The 5-hr., 1-min. flight was the 10th of the Roc carrier aircraft and the third captive carry flight of the drop test Talon-A vehicle, TA-0.

The U.S. Navy's so-called "hypersonic" missile will actually fly at maximum speeds below Mach 5.

Spending over a 4-year period between fiscal '24-'27 on development and procurement across all five hypersonic weapon programs will total nearly $11.9 billion.

The awards come nearly seven months after the U.S. Air Force selected Raytheon for the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) operational prototyping program.

The test on March 13 of the Lockheed Martin AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) “met several objectives,” but not all.

The budget documents offer the first glimpse of the procurement profile for the boost-glide missile that is common with the Army's Long Range Hypersonic Weapon.

The scramjet-powered Dart AE by Hypersonix and the towed-launch platform by Fenix Space are the first participants in the HyCAT project.

Japan’s hypersonic missile program has managed to attain “net-positive thrust” for its scramjet engine, which will power its future hypersonic missile.

MBDA is to explore other avenues in pursuit of its development of a missile interceptor capable of dealing with hypersonic targets, CEO Eric Beranger says.

TransDigm Group will buy Calspan, a respected provider of highly engineered testing and technology development services and systems.

Hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus expects to receive Pratt & Whitney’s F100-229 military turbofan for tests later this year.

Two new long-range weapon prototypes are still on schedule to be delivered to U.S. Army soldiers this year.

Aerobotix and Automated Solutions Australia (ASA) are ramping up their partnership for robotic and automated development.

New Frontier Aerospace delivered the first Mjolnir component under a $750,000 contract awarded by National Security Innovation Capital in August 2021.

The program should be considered the “most successful hypersonic air breathing flight test program in U.S. history,” DARPA says.

The solicitation comes four months after the DIU solicited for a modular payload that can be demonstrated at hypersonic speeds within 18 to 24 months.

The agreement comes as research and development intensifies in the U.S. to catch up with hypersonic weapons developments by both China and Russia.

Test flights of Australian-built scramjet-powered drone targets technology for space launch system and hypersonic defense applications.

After spending a decade building up a portfolio of low-cost unmanned aircraft systems aimed at disrupting the low end of the market for autonomy in military aviation, Kratos Defense is now taking aim at the burgeoning market for hypersonic vehicles.