Kratos sees hypersonics revenue reaching at least $700 million in 2027, with MACH-TB funding and new awards driving expansion
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions expects its hypersonics business to generate about $400 million in revenue in 2026 and at least $700 million in 2027.
Kratos opens $50 million Indiana hypersonic facility to expand U.S. weapons testing and payload integration capacity
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has completed a $50 million hypersonic facility in Crane, Indiana, ahead of schedule.
UK selects Lockheed Martin to develop hypersonic target for missile defense testing under AUKUS cooperation
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Lockheed Martin UK a £20 million contract to develop a hypersonic target for missile-defense testing.
U.S. Army deploys Dark Eagle hypersonic missiles during Valiant Shield exercise in the Western Pacific
From Guam, Dark Eagle can strike targets 2,175 miles away, putting Chinese coastal provinces within range.
Stratolaunch tops 10 Talon-A hypersonic flights as reusable aircraft targets lower-cost U.S. and commercial test capacity
Stratolaunch said its Talon-A aircraft completed more than 10 hypersonic flights. The company says the reusable vehicle can reduce barriers to testing.
US Navy Zumwalt destroyer hypersonic missile upgrade slips two years as costs, testing delays and sustainment risks mount
The delay affects the Navy’s effort to turn the DDG 1000 class into its first surface ship platform for a sea-launched hypersonic strike weapon.
U.S. Department of War provides about $400 million in funding to Kratos for hypersonic systems and national security programmes
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions said it has received approximately $400 million in new funding from the U.S.Department of War for hypersonic system work and other national security programmes.
Lockheed Martin develops next-generation hypersonic glide body with scalable production focus and 2027 flight test planned
Lockheed Martin has announced a next-generation hypersonic glide body intended to provide an affordable and rapidly producible long-range strike option.
U.S. Navy awards first Blackbeard delivery order as Castelion moves hypersonic weapon toward early operational use
Castelion has received a $23.4 million firm-fixed-price order from the U.S. Navy for the Blackbeard hypersonic weapon.
Saronic and Castelion to test Blackbeard hypersonic launch from Marauder unmanned surface vessel in 2027
The companies plan to integrate Castelion’s Blackbeard with Saronic’s Medium Unmanned Surface Vessel Marauder.
Stratolaunch conducts hypersonic flight test with Missile Defense Agency using Talon-A3 aircraft
Stratolaunch has conducted a hypersonic flight test with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency using its Spirit of Mojave carrier aircraft and Talon-A3 hypersonic vehicle.
Leidos awarded $2.7 billion U.S. Army contract to accelerate hypersonic weapons production programs
Leidos announced it has received a $2.7 billion contract from the United States Army to advance hypersonic weapons programmes from prototyping into production.