Hypersonic Developer Polaris Flies Cobra Drone Prototype

grounded polaris spaceplane in front of team members
Credit: Polaris
German hypersonic vehicle developer Polaris says it has completed the first flight of a prototype of Cobra, its air-to-air missile-launch uncrewed air vehicle. The “perfectly smooth” flight stretched more than 20 km (12 mi.), the company said Aug. 21, and set the stage for additional flights in the...
Robert Wall

Robert Wall is Executive Editor for Defense and Space. Based in London, he directs a team of military and space journalists across the U.S., Europe and Asia-Pacific.

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