The Pentagon announced on Oct. 6 that Dynetics has been selected to lead development of a Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB).

The Leidos-owned company won the contract for the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonics Test Bed (MACH-TB), the Pentagon said on Oct. 6. 

The Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) should be strengthened to address the potential proliferation of ballistic missile technology through the development of new-generation satellite launchers, a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has suggested. 

France has selected MBDA’s Akeron LP air-to-ground missile to arm its future fleet of Eurodrone medium-altitude, long-endurance uncrewed aircraft systems. 

A Norwegian company has demonstrated a high-supersonic propulsion technology for missiles in two flight tests in August that were partly U.S. military-funded, the Pentagon announced on Oct. 5.

The Air Force Research Laboratory obligated $835,000 on a contract with a $9.8 million ceiling to Boeing on Sept. 29 to investigate “advanced missile subsystem components."

An upcoming first flight of a reusable hypersonic vehicle by Stratolaunch will also serve as a demonstration of a new airborne test range instrumentation system funded by the U.S. Defense Department.

The arrangements will lead to the creation of  a working group that will examine if the UK and Polish armed forces could cooperate on the so-called Future Common Missile.