NASA has selected a team led by Lockheed Martin for its Quiet Supersonic Technology (QueSST) X-plane demonstrator.
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Credits: Lockheed Martin
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USAF likely to have prototype hypersonic missiles by 2020
According to the head of U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Maj. Gen. Thomas Masiello, the service will likely have prototype hypersonic missiles by 2020 that can eventually be deployed for operations.
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USAF’s Arsenal Plane Concept Video
At the Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida on Feb. 26, U.S. Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James revealed the service’s planned Arsenal Plane Concept in a video presentation.
AFRL pursuing new air-to-air missile that’s smaller than AIM-9X
The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) told Flight Global that its Small Advanced Capabilities Missile (SACM) will be smaller and cheaper than the AIM-9X.
Photo: Bill Sweetman/AWST
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