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Artist’s rendering of a hypersomic air-breathing weapon. (Image courtesy of DARPA)

DARPA wraps up air-breathing hypersonic program, plans follow-on for hypersonic cruise missiles

Plans are in the works for a follow-on effort, which could include building and flying more air vehicles to help mature the technology.

Jan 30, 2023 By Jon Harper

Students return to the University of Virginia for the fall semester on August 19, 2017 in Charlottesville, Virginia.

UVA receives $4.5M award from Pentagon for hypersonics research

The effort will focus on engine design, maneuverability control and “operational resiliency."

Oct 4, 2022 By Jon Harper

Concept art for the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapons Concept that Raytheon and Northrop Grumman have partnered on. (Image courtesy of Northrop Grumman)

Raytheon tapped to develop Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile

Raytheon beat out Lockheed Martin and Boeing for the down-select for the HACM program. The companies had each done preliminary design work before the contract award to…

Sep 22, 2022 By Jon Harper