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Hermeus achieves milestone with first flight of Quarterhorse Mk 1 hypersonic aircraft

Hermeus, a U.S.-based aerospace and defence technology firm, has announced the successful flight of its Quarterhorse Mk 1 aircraft.

Hermeus, a pioneering aerospace and defence company specialising in high-speed aircraft, has announced the successful launch of its High Enthalpy Air-Breathing Test Facility (HEAT) at Cecil Airport. This new facility, developed in just three months, aims to address the critical shortage of hypersonic testing infrastructure in the United States.

Hermeus unveils cutting-edge hypersonic testing facility in Florida [VIDEO]

Uncategorized / By Defence Industry Europe

Hermeus, a pioneering aerospace and defence company specialising in high-speed aircraft, has announced the successful launch of its High Enthalpy Air-Breathing Test Facility (HEAT) at Cecil Airport.

Hermeus, a leading aerospace and defense technology company specializing in high-speed aircraft, announced the completion of the ground portion of the flight test campaign for Quarterhorse Mk 1. This milestone marks the successful integrated testing of all vehicle subsystems as well as the software and hardware in Hermeus’ custom Flight Deck from which Quarterhorse will be remotely piloted.

Hermeus: Quarterhorse Mk 1 completes ground testing at Edwards AFB [VIDEO]

Air / By Defence Industry Europe

Hermeus announced the completion of the ground portion of the flight test campaign for Quarterhorse Mk 1.

Hermeus, the company operationalizing hypersonic aircraft, has unveiled its first aircraft — Quarterhorse Mk 1 — which will take flight later this year. Designed, built, and integrated in just seven months, this is the company’s second fully-integrated vehicle in the past year, following Quarterhorse Mk 0 which completed its test campaign in November 2023. This rate of iteration represents a new standard of one aircraft per year, which the team has set for the pace of aircraft development.

Hermeus unveils first aircraft, Quarterhorse Mk 1

Air / By Defence Industry Europe

Hermeus, the company operationalizing hypersonic aircraft, has unveiled its first aircraft — Quarterhorse Mk 1 — which will take flight later this year.