The Department of Defense announced today a three-year, $4.5 million applied research award to the University of Virginia (UVA) to advance hypersonics technology, with a focus on engine design, maneuverability control, and operational resiliency.
TUCSON, Ariz. – Sept. 23, 2022 – Raytheon Missiles & Defense, a Raytheon Technologies (NYSE: RTX) business, in partnership with Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), has been selected to develop the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) for the U.S. Air Force (USAF).
James Cameron’s space adventure Avatar was largely about hyper-realistic aliens, but the technology and vehicles used by the human invaders were very impressive too.