A team composed of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Air Force Research Laboratory, Lockheed Martin and Aerojet Rocketdyne has completed the second Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept flight test. During the test, which doubled the amount of scramjet powered vehicle data, the four organizations achieved their target goals and demonstrated that hypersonic systems can be produced cost-effectively, Lockheed Martin announced from Palmdale, California on Monday. “Affordability and reliability are essential as we work to develop operational hypersonic solutions,” emphasized John Clark, vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works division. Following its successful launch from a B-52 bomber, the HAWC system’s first stage
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