Australia opens hypersonics centre to support defence research

Summary

This article from a non RAAF commerical source makes the following points:

• Hypersonic research centre opened at Eagle Farm in Brisbane.
• Will research and develop hypersonic weapons capabilities.
• New facility will be able to generate true hypersonic flight conditions.

References

Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:

• Hypersonics and a Vision for Australian Space | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• Hypersonic weapons are coming—whether we’re ready or not | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• DEC 2021 China says it has hypersonic missiles with heat-seeking tech – years before US | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)
• DEC 2021 Defense act makes hypersonic top priority, calls for investing billions (cnbc.com)
• JAN 2022 Austin pushes to fast-track hypersonic missiles as China, Russia make gains - POLITICO
• JAN 2022 What are hypersonic weapons, and why is there a race between China, the US and others to develop them? | South China Morning Post (scmp.com)

Source Information Air Force Technology (Commerical site):

• Article Source: Air Force Technology | Air Defence News & Views Updated Daily (airforce-technology.com)
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