Tag: hypersonic
US Air Force taps Leidos for Mayhem hypersonic ISR/strike program
The US Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has awarded Leidos a $334 million contract for work on its Mayhem air-breathing hypersonic program....
Hypersonic aircraft start-up Hermeus completes major ramjet trial
Hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus says it has demonstrated turbojet to ramjet transition within its engine, Chimera, coming one step closer to an...
US Navy picks HII to install hypersonic weapons on Zumwalt destroyers
The US Navy has decided to stick with HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding for the installation of hypersonic weapons on Zumwalt-class destroyers USS Zumwalt...
EU awards €100M in funds for hypersonic missile interceptor program
European Hypersonic Defence Interceptor (EU HYDEF) aims to develop an endo-atmospheric interceptor for defense against hypersonic missiles.
DARPA’s Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept aces 3rd flight test
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) program to develop an air-breathing hypersonic weapon has completed another successful flight test, the...
DARPA completes first flight test of OpFires hypersonic weapon system
The test trialed a logistics truck as the medium-range missile launcher for the hypersonic weapon.
US Air Force’s AGM-183A ARRW hypersonic weapon scores 2nd test success
After two successful tests, the ARRW is poised to undergo all-up-round testing later this year.
MDA goes with Northrop, Raytheon for hypersonic missile interceptor program
The Missile Defense Agency's Glide Phase Interceptor will launch from AEGIS destroyers and intercept hypersonic missiles in the glide phase of flight.
US Air Force’s hypersonic ARRW weapon finally completed a successful flight...
ARRW’s booster ignited and achieved hypersonic speeds five times greater than the speed of sound, the US Air Force said.
Aerojet Rocketdyne to power DARPA’s hypersonic OpFires weapon system
Aerojet Rocketdyne announced it has been selected by Lockheed Martin to build an advanced solid rocket motor booster for the second stage...
