Raytheon wins $985M contract to develop hypersonic missiles

Summary

This article by Stephen Losey, writing for Defense News, makes the following points:

• Raytheon Technologies will develop scramjet-powered hypersonic cruise missiles.
• The HACM program will take Raytheon’s prototype design and prepare it to be integrated into a fighter aircraft for use in combat.
• HACM will be an air-launched standoff weapon that can hit high-value targets in contested environments, fired from beyond the reach of enemy air defences.
• It is hoped the HACM weapon will be ready for combat by 2027.

References

Recent Runway Posts related to this topic:

• Hypersonic missiles: Is the US falling behind its competitors in the new global arms race? | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)
• Australia opens hypersonics centre to support defence research | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)

References from the Web:

• SEP 2022 Australia-US team to develop new hypersonic cruise missile—Australian Defence Magazine
• SEP 2022 Air Force selects Raytheon in $985M hypersonic cruise missile contract—Breaking Defense 

Source Information:

• Article Source: Defense News
• Media Check: Defense News - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
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