Hermeus

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Hermeus has received a $159 million contract extension from the DIU to support a high-speed, uncrewed testbed aircraft and open up other opportunities.

Hermeus achieves first U.S. private supersonic flight with Quarterhorse demonstrator reaching Mach 1.21.

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Hermeus secures $350 million in Series C funding to accelerate production of its supersonic Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 aircraft, advancing high-speed flight capabilities and scaling manufacturing operations.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Hermeus has successfully completed the first flight of its Pratt & Whitney F100-229-powered Quarterhorse Mk. 2.1 supersonic flight demonstrator.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

Kratos Defense will use the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s MACH-TB program.

Hermeus expects to begin installation “within weeks” of a Pratt & Whitney F100-229 engine into its Quarterhorse Mk. 2 supersonic flight demonstrator.

A House panel has endorsed a DARPA plan to fly a reusable hypersonic aircraft demonstrator for reconnaissance and strike missions.

Our roundup of the main aerospace and defense stories making the news this week.

The Edwards AFB test flight of Quarterhorse Mk.1 marks the first step on a path to follow-on high-speed test aircraft, including autonomous uncrewed products.

Hermeus has flown its remotely piloted Quarterhorse Mk. 1 demonstrator, marking a key step toward follow-on development of supersonic and hypersonic vehicles.

Hermeus delivered the vehicle to Edwards AFB on Nov. 16 following the completion of low-speed taxi tests at its Atlanta facility in mid-2024.

Air-breathing systems for supersonic and hypersonic platforms edge closer to flight as scaled ground demonstrators and rig tests progress

The facilities will support testing of the Atlanta-based company’s Quarterhorse and Darkhorse series of high-speed testbeds.

The hypersonic aircraft developer has completed low-speed taxi tests of its Quarterhorse Mk. 1 vehicle ahead of flight tests planned for later this year.

The location emerged in local news reports in Jacksonville about a $135 million economic development opportunity involving 100 jobs.

Hypersonic startup accelerates development plan with jump to revised Quarterhorse demonstrator strategy.

The latest tests of the larger-scale pre-cooler are underway at Edwards AFB, California.

Hypersonic aircraft developer Hermeus has unveiled its first flying test vehicle—Quarterhorse Mk. 1—at its Atlanta facility.

The startup details the Quarterhorse flight-test plan as concept design work accelerates for the follow-on Darkhorse hypersonic cruiser.

Under HyCAT, Hermeus says it will use its high-Mach-capable Quarterhorse vehicle to demonstrate key "enabling technologies for operational hypersonic aircraft."

The Quarterhorse Mk 0 is a less than 40-ft.-long mockup featuring the turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC) Chimera 1 engine.