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Aerojet Rocketdyne to Help Lockheed Develop USAF Hypersonic Weapon; Eileen Drake Quoted

Aerojet Rocketdyne to Help Lockheed Develop USAF Hypersonic Weapon; Eileen Drake Quoted - top government contractors - best government contracting event
Eileen Drake
Eileen Drake
Eileen Drake

Lockheed Martin has selected Aerojet Rocketdyne to support the development of a hypersonic missile under an $81.5M subcontract.

Aerojet Rocketdyne said Tuesday it will help Lockheed develop the Hypersonic Conventional Strike Weapon for the U.S. Air Force.

The HCSW missile will work to engage targets while flying at a speed over five times faster than the speed of sound.

Lockheed holds the $928M prime contract for the program that covers the weapon’s design, testing, early production and initial fielding.

Eileen Drake, president and CEO at Aerojet Rocketdyne, said the company will use its background in hypersonic technology to integrally support Lockheed’s HCSW effort.

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Written by Nichols Martin

a staff writer at Executive Mosaic, produces articles on the federal government's technology and business interests. The coverage of these articles include government contracting, cybersecurity, information technology, health care and national security.

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