The team prepares Talon-A 1 (TA-1) for its first taxi test with live propellant aboard the vehicle on November 21. [Credit: Stratolaunch/Matt Hartman]
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Stratolaunch has secured a contract to perform five hypersonic flight tests for the U.S. Navy's Multiservice Advanced Capability Test Bed (MACH-TB) program.
Awarded by prime contractor Leidos, these tests will utilize Stratolaunch's reusable Talon-A hypersonic vehicle.
The objective is to accelerate the development and validation of hypersonic capabilities for the Department of Defense.
Stratolaunch announced it has been awarded a contract for five hypersonic flight tests for the U.S. Navy’s Multiservice Advanced Capability Test Bed (MACH-TB).
The contract was awarded by MACH-TB prime contractor Leidos and was funded by the Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC), Crane Division, Stratolaunch said.
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