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CEO Matt Hill stated that funding supports both national and allied defence priorities and enables Hypersonix to launch the world's first hydrogen-powered hypersonic aircraft.
Work on a joint mission between Hypersonix and Southern Launch will start immediately with an aim to launch in late 2025.
Hypersonix plans to combine flight data from DART AE’s 2024 maiden flight with the digital twin to advance hypersonic technology development.
Kratos has agreed to initially procure up to 20 DART AE systems from Hypersonix once the combined flight system has been successfully completed and demonstrated.
The first HyCAT prototype contract was awarded to Hypersonix Launch Systems, an Australian company, to develop an airborne testing vehicle capable of operating in a representative environment at speeds above Mach 5 with a maneuverable, non-ballistic flight profile and at least a three-minute flight duration with near-constant flight conditions.
Hypersonix Launch Systems was selected to provide a hypersonic vehicle to the United States Defense Innovation Unit for testing under the HyCAT1 program.