Test Set For High-performance Fuel For Hypersonic Weapons

Adranos flight tested its aluminum-lithium solid propellant in a prototype rocket in 2019.
Credit: Purdue University
A Purdue University spinoff is to test an improved propellant for solid-fuel ramjet propulsion systems in hypersonic weapons under more than $1.1 million in contracts from the U.S. military. Adranos is developing a solid rocket fuel, called Alitech, that uses aluminum-lithium (Al-Li) powder instead...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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