DARPA Eyes Hypersonic Striker As Air Force Studies Long-Term Options
DARPA’s proposed aircraft would be powered by high-thrust turbine engines as part of a turbine-based combined-cycle system.
Credit: NASA Langley Research Center
As the U.S. Air Force analyzes options for fulfilling future high-speed strike missions, DARPA has started soliciting industry to prove out essential technology components for a reusable hypersonic bomber prototype that could enter the design phase within five years. Much about the envisioned Next-...
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