U.S. Navy Heats Up Program To Qualify Hypersonic Materials

Common hypersonic glide body
Credit: Dynetics
A research effort by the U.S. Navy seeks to boost new alternatives to carbon-carbon materials for the thermal protection systems for hypersonic vehicles, with the goal to dramatically reduce costs, speed-up deliveries and provide similar performance. Carbon-carbon, a composite made of carbon fiber...
Steve Trimble

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

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