Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has announced the groundbreaking of the company’s new Hypersonic System Indiana Payload Integration Facility (IPIF) in Crane, Indiana—this state-of-the-art 68,000-square-foot office, laboratory, […]
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Kratos successfully launches 2nd Erinyes™ Hypersonic Test Bed in MDA’s HTB-2 mission
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) announced that Kratos Defense & Rocket Support Services (DRSS) supported the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) and the Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) […]
Kratos receives new hypersonic system program award
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) recently received an approximate $100 million total potential value hypersonic system program award. Approximately $15 million of funding has been received by Kratos […]
Investigating materials weathering at hypersonic velocities
Specialized Imaging reports how U.S. researchers1 used the firm’s Kirana ultra-high speed video camera to investigate the effects of liquid and solid impacts on hypersonic, aerospace bodies. When an object moves through the atmosphere at hypervelocity, […]
Kratos receives $1.45 billion MACH-TB 2.0 contract award
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) has been awarded a five-year, OTA contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 under Task Area 1. The […]
L3Harris’ Design Review for new Tranche 2 Missile Tracking Satellites is complete ahead of schedule
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) has successfully completed Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the development of 18 space vehicles for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Tracking Layer program. The […]
Mission success for Rocket Lab’s latest suborbital hypersonic launch
Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) successfully launched a suborbital mission in November to test hypersonic technology for the Department of Defense (DoD). This mission provided hypersonic test launch capabilities […]
Anduril has success with a static test of their hypersonic booster
Anduril Rocket Motor Systems has successfully conducted a static test firing of the Anduril Denali™ 18-inch hypersonic booster at the company’s 450-acre production and test facility in McHenry, Mississippi — […]
Rocket Lab’s HASTE suborbital launch vehicle soars testing hypersonic test launch capabilities
Rocket Lab’s second dedicated mission for Leidos successfully lifted off on November 24, 2024, at 06:00 UTC. The launch was performed by HASTE, a vehicle derived from the two-stage orbital-class […]
L3Harris to provide propulsion for hypersonic defense system
L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) will provide two key propulsion systems to Northrop Grumman to support the Missile Defense Agency’s Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) program, a defensive weapon intended to defeat […]