Amentum selected by UK Ministry of Defence to advance hypersonic strike capability under AUKUS partnership framework

Under the 15-month contract, with a potential three-year extension, Amentum will establish a Joint Programme Office and a System Engineering Delivery Advisory Team. The teams will define detailed engineering design requirements for the MOD’s hypersonic weapon system demonstrator and assess options for flight testing.

Amentum will deliver project lifecycle solutions including systems engineering, mission planning, sensor platform integration, test design and execution, safety systems, and cost analysis. Loren Jones, senior vice president and head of Amentum’s Energy & Environment-International business, said, “We will bring extensive global defence expertise and deep understanding of hypersonic technologies to this vitally important program.”

Jones added, “Amentum’s technology partners and our own expertise in state-of-the-art engineering solutions will drive innovation and collaboration across the supply chain, a critical component of the UK’s national security strategy.” The company will work with subcontractors Ebeni Ltd and Synthetik Applied Technologies UK Ltd on the project.

Rupert Pearce, the MOD’s national armaments director, stated, “This contract represents exactly the kind of innovative partnership approach that the UK Defence Industrial Strategy demands, bringing together expertise from across defence, large companies, SMEs, and academia to deliver at pace.” He added, “The IMP model breaks down traditional organisational boundaries and creates the collaborative environment we need to deliver this critical sovereign capability. We are not only advancing our hypersonic ambitions but also strengthening our defence industrial base and supporting jobs across the UK.”

Team Hypersonics UK was established to deliver the MOD’s objective of fielding a hypersonic strike capability by the end of the decade through a technology push approach. Amentum, headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia, employs approximately 50,000 people in more than 70 countries and provides strategic advisory and engineering support across the UK Ministry of Defence.