Second Successful Flight for DARPA Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC)
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DARPA and its U.S. Air Force partner recently completed a free flight test of the Lockheed Martin version of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC). The vehicle, after release from a carrier aircraft, was boosted to its Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet engine ignition envelope. From there, it quickly accelerated to and maintained cruise faster than Mach […]https://www.defencetalk.com/successful-flight-for-darpa-hypersonic-air-breathing-weapon-concept-hawc-78601/
DARPA and its U.S. Air Force partner recently completed a free flight test of the Lockheed Martin version of the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC). The vehicle, after release from a carrier aircraft, was boosted to its Aerojet Rocketdyne scramjet engine ignition envelope. From there, it quickly accelerated to and maintained cruise faster than Mach […]https://www.defencetalk.com/successful-flight-for-darpa-hypersonic-air-breathing-weapon-concept-hawc-78601/