U.S. Navy Seeks New Production System For Hypersonic Materials

Raytheon
Artist's concept of hypersonic missile.
Credit: Raytheon
Hypersonic weapons are driving the U.S. Navy to re-think the way high-temperature materials are manufactured today. Carbon-carbon (C-C) composites and ceramic matrix composites (CMCs) are often used in the nose-tips of strategic missiles, which experience the highest temperatures on the missile body...
Steve Trimble

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

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