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]
Key Takeaways:
Stratolaunch has secured a contract from Leidos to conduct five hypersonic flight tests for the U.S. Navy's Multiservice Advanced Capability Test Bed (MACH-TB) program.
The company will utilize its reusable Talon-A hypersonic vehicle for these tests.
The objective of the contract is to accelerate the development and validation of hypersonic technologies, providing crucial data to 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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