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Australian aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems has signed a framework contract with the UK Ministry of Defence to advance the United Kingdom’s hypersonic capabilities.
The Australian aerospace company, specialising in hydrogen scramjet propulsion technology and hypersonic aircraft design and manufacture, has announced that it signed a framework contract with the MOD earlier this month for the multi-supplier Hypersonic Technologies and Capability Development Framework (HTCDF) initiative.
The MOD plans to use to the framework to accelerate the development of a sovereign hypersonic capability to support the UK’s defence force. The MOD has selected 90 companies to contribute the necessary technology to bring this capability to reality.
“We are incredibly proud to now have the opportunity to contribute our world-leading hypersonic technology to two AUKUS nation defence programs,” Hypersonix chief executive officer Matt Hill said.
The MOD will spend approximately AU$1.9 billion over seven years to deliver the program by sourcing services, technologies, and testing capabilities from more than 90 accredited framework suppliers, such as Hypersonix Launch Systems.
The UK HTCDF contract comes 12 months after Hypersonix was awarded the HyCAT program by the United States Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to build and fly Hypersonix’s DART hypersonic test bed.
DART is a 3.5m hydrogen fuelled Mach 7 aircraft that is powered by a single air-breathing Spartan scramjet engine and the first flight under the HyCAT program is planned for early 2025.
Robert Dougherty
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