Hypersonix Launch Systems, an Australian aerospace engineering, design and manufacturing company and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, a provider of innovative systems, products, software and solutions, have announced an agreement to provide the Hypersonix DART AE Hypersonic System within the U.S. market, integrated with Kratos’ Zeus family of solid rocket motors.
The DART AE is a three-meter-long, single-use, high-temperature alloy, hydrogen-fueled, scramjet technology-driven, autonomous, multi-mission, air-breathing hypersonic platform used to develop, demonstrate, test and evaluate hypersonic technologies and for “other” potential hypersonic applications. With Kratos’ Zeus and “other” rocket propulsion systems, Kratos and Hypersonix aim to frequently and reliably deliver an affordable, high cadence, high availability, overall hypersonic capable system, and vehicle, to the hypersonic customer community.
Through the agreement with Kratos, Hypersonix intends to significantly expand its presence in the United States and promote the sale of the DART AE system within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and potentially other U.S. National Security markets. With the Teaming Agreement, Kratos has also agreed to initially procure up to 20 DART AE systems from Hypersonix, once the combined flight system has been successfully completed and demonstrated.
Both Hypersonix and Kratos view the agreement as an important step towards rapid future hypersonic flights in the United States. The Kratos/Hypersonix team is focused on providing a first-to-market capability, to test and demonstrate important hypersonic capabilities for U.S. Industry, the DoD and National Security.
