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2 Companies Secure DIU Contracts to Prototype Hypersonic Testing Systems

2 Companies Secure DIU Contracts to Prototype Hypersonic Testing Systems - top government contractors - best government contracting event

The Defense Innovation Unit has selected Australian aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems and California-based space launch services provider Fenix Space to prototype a suite of hypersonic weapon test systems for the Department of Defense.

Under the Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities program, Hypersonix Launch Systems will develop an airborne testing vehicle capable of flying non-ballistic flight patterns at speeds greater than Mach 5 while operating within a “representative environment,” DIU said Thursday.

Fenix Space will offer its reusable tow-launch platform designed to enable DOD to conduct low-cost high-cadence test flights.

DOD aims to use the resulting technologies to perform high-cadence long-endurance testing of future hypersonic platforms and components.

DIU received more than 62 bids for the HyCAT initiative and expects testing to take place within 12 to 18 months.

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Written by Naomi Cooper

is a full-time writer for ArchIntel, a division of Executive Mosaic, and a contributor for ExecutiveBiz. She covers emerging technologies, technology innovation, contract awards, partnerships and market expansion stories in the government contracting industry.

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