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Kratos, Hypersonix Partner On Hypersonics

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 15th, 2023

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Kratos, Hypersonix Partner On Hypersonics

Hypersonix' DART AE flyer. Image: Hypersonix

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions [KTOS] and Australia’s Hypersonix last week said they agreed on an exclusive teaming agreement to bring the Australian company’s DART AE hypersonic system to the U.S. and integrate it with Kratos’ Zeus family of solid rocket motors. The goal of the partnership is “frequently and reliably deliver an affordable, high cadence, high availability, overall hypersonic-capable system and vehicle to the hypersonic community,” the companies said. Once DART AE and Zeus are combined into a flight…

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