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Air Force Seeks Sources for New Hypersonic Scramjet Program

Air Force Seeks Sources for New Hypersonic Scramjet Program
Hypersonic vehicles operate at extreme speeds and high altitudes. Northrop Grumman and Raytheon are teaming to accelerate air-breathing hypersonic vehicle development. (Image: Northrop Grumman)

A new hypersonic weapon program is on the horizon for the Air Force, per an April 27 solicitation seeking sources for a new air-breathing, hypersonic conventional cruise missile. The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Armament Directorate is conducting market research to find vendors capable of systems integration of a Weapon Open System Architecture (WOSA)-based, solid-rocket boosted, air-breathing, hypersonic conventional cruise missile, air-launched from existing fighter/bomber aircraft into a preliminary design, per the solicitation. “In order for a vendor to be…

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