L3Harris Technologies has advanced additive manufacturing processes for airbreathing hypersonic propulsion systems, cutting component production time by a factor of ten.
Kratos announced it has been awarded a contract through the Department of War’s Joint Hypersonics Transition Office to support test and evaluation of thermal protection systems for hypersonic vehicles.
Amentum has been selected to provide missile design engineering and program management expertise to support the United Kingdom’s ambition to develop hypersonic strike capabilities.
Rocket Lab Corporation, a launch services and space systems company, announced that its next mission will be a dedicated HASTE rocket launch for the Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU).
Hypersonica has completed its first hypersonic test flight at Andøya Space in Norway, marking a European first for a privately funded defence company.
NASA said it is moving to advance hypersonic flight research by issuing two new awards to study vehicle concepts capable of flying at least five times the speed of sound.
Defense technology company Castelion on January 21 announced the launch of Project Ranger, a 1,000-acre hypersonic manufacturing campus in Sandoval County aimed at supporting high-cadence production of hypersonic strike systems.
Castelion has broken ground on Project Ranger, a 1,000-acre hypersonic manufacturing campus in Sandoval County aimed at high-cadence production of hypersonic strike systems.
Stratolaunch has completed a significant capital raise to accelerate growth and expand hypersonic capability at scale, welcoming Elliott Investment Management L.P. as a new partner alongside existing investor Cerberus Capital Management.
The United States Army has missed its deadline to field the Dark Eagle hypersonic missile, confirming that the first U.S. ground-based hypersonic weapon will not be deployed until early 2026.
According to a press release from NASA, two retired U.S. Air Force F-15 aircraft have joined the flight research fleet at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California.
The People’s Liberation Army of China released in late December 2025 the first footage showing live firing of the new YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile.
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