Hypersonics

The solicitation comes four months after the DIU solicited for a modular payload that can be demonstrated at hypersonic speeds within 18 to 24 months.

The agreement comes as research and development intensifies in the U.S. to catch up with hypersonic weapons developments by both China and Russia.

Test flights of Australian-built scramjet-powered drone targets technology for space launch system and hypersonic defense applications.

After spending a decade building up a portfolio of low-cost unmanned aircraft systems aimed at disrupting the low end of the market for autonomy in military aviation, Kratos Defense is now taking aim at the burgeoning market for hypersonic vehicles.