Hypersonic Test Follow-Up Awarded To Raytheon/Northrop

Concept artwork of Raytheon/Northrop Grumman's hypersonic cruise missile shows a booster rocket and an aerodynamic profile, but purposely omits an inlet for the scramjet propulsion system. 

Credit: Raytheon
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman will continue a decade-old partnership developing scramjet-powered hypersonic vehicles under a newly awarded follow-on contract from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA). The follow-on award comes seven months after the same team completed the last of...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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