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 — […]
Hypersonics Capabilities
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 […]
X-Bow passes PDR for their hypersonic booster contract
X-Bow Systems Inc. has successfully completed the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) for the Large Solid Rocket Motor (LSRM) program on schedule — this is the second major technical review for […]
Successful 1st flight of Kratos’ Erinyes™ Hypersonic Test Bed
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) recently revealed that the firm’s Space & Missile Defense Systems Business Unit, a part of Kratos’ Defense & Rocket Support Systems (DRSS) […]
Stratolaunch celebrates 1st powered flight of TA-1 test vehicle
Stratolaunch, LLC has successfully completed the first powered flight of the Talon-A test vehicle, TA-1 — this first flight represents a major milestone in the development of the country’s first privately […]
NASA Wallops supports hypersonic rocket launches
NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility successfully supported the launch of two, suborbital, sounding rockets on November 15, 2023, for Navy Strategic Systems Programs (SSP), and the Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in […]
Northrop Grumman opens new hypersonic propulsion systems manufacturing facility
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has opened a Hypersonics Capability Center (HCC) in Elkton, Maryland, to produce advanced propulsion solutions that can power hypersonic missiles beyond Mach 5. The HCC […]