Specter Aerospace Reveals Plasma-Ignited Hypersonic Missile Concept

A Specter Aerospace hypersonic demonstrator will use a turbine-based combined cycle engine to achieve speeds over Mach 5. 

Credit: Specter Aerospace
A small company in Boston has unveiled an effort to develop plasma-assisted combustion technology in hypersonic cruise missiles and other propulsion applications. Specter Aerospace, formerly known as FGC Plasma Solutions, says a hypersonic demonstrator vehicle powered with plasma-assisted combustion...
Steve Trimble

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

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