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Video: Reaction Engines’ Hypersonic HVX

The UK Royal Air Force plans to develop technology for reusable Mach 5-plus vehicles based on lessons learned from the Hypersonic Air Vehicle Experimental (HVX) program—a testbed to be powered by a combined-cycle engine developed by Reaction Engines in partnership with Rolls-Royce.