Tag: hypersonic
Leidos completes first test launch of Pentagon’s new hypersonic testbed
US defense contractor Leidos announced its Dynetics subsidiary successfully completed a large-scale test for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB)...
Iran reveals home-made hypersonic ballistic missile
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) showcased what they say is a domestically developed hypersonic missile, named Fattah.
During...
Stratolaunch nears hypersonic flight milestone with Vandenberg AFB test
Stratolaunch is on contract to supply hypersonic threat-representative targets to the US Missile Defense Agency.
Lockheed gets $1.1B to integrate CPS hypersonic weapon onto Zumwalt destroyers
The US Navy's Strategic Systems Programs office has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.1 billion contract for work on integrating hypersonic strike capability...
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.