UK/U.S. Thresher Project Points To Britain’s New Hypersonic Push

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Studies by the UK’s Defense Science and Technology Laboratory of a notional hypersonic glide vehicle are helping to hone UK high-speed design tools.
Credit: DSTL
The disclosure of a new U.S./UK collaboration on a hypersonic weapon concept highlights proposals within the British government and industry to leverage decades of research and expertise in high-speed flight and propulsion to rapidly emerge as the latest country to weaponize hypersonic technology...
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