Australian Hypersonics

[bobbymike]

Hypersonic Weapons – Australia’s Deterrent Future? – Cathy Moloney

The 2020 Defence Strategic Update establishes a new policy framework on the foundation of the key principles: ‘shape, deter, respond’, and includes consideration of several capabilities as a means to achieve its strategic outcomes. Dr Moloney considers the meaning of deterrence and the role that...

www.williamsfoundation.org.au

 

[xefehs]

any news on the German hypersonic program ? According to this article:

Zielsetzung Hyperschall - MBDA entwickelt im Auftrag der Bundeswehr

Die Bundeswehr ist seit letztem Jahr in das Thema Hyperschall eingestiegen, dazu hat das Bundesamt für Ausrüstung, Informationstechnik und Nutzung der Bundeswehr 2018 ein Technologieprogramm (F&T, Stufe 2) aufgesetzt.

esut.de

a subsidiary of MBDA managed to launch a missile which could reach mach 7 (8.644 km/h ~ 2.4 m/s) back in 2003. Recent news indicate they are designing hypersonic anti-tank weapon, which seems a bit pointless imo...They also mentioned another hypersonic missile to be used with the new air defense system (TLVS I think ?)

 

[GTX]

Queensland aerospace company develops world first ‘green’ scramjet technology - AMTIL

Queensland aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems will receive Federal Government funding to fast track development of a reusable ‘green’ hypersonic sc ...

amtil.com.au

 

[aonestudio]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1392767994934165504

View: https://twitter.com/HypersonixAU/status/1392767994934165504

 

[Archibald]

The University of Queensland has done a lot of excellent work on scramjets since the 90's at least. I remember reading about them nearly twenty years ago.

Well, since jingoistic China is presently threatening Australia with missiles (including hypersonic ones) - I would say, high time to put all that scramjet work to good use !

Imagine the headlines "Thanks to University of Queensland, Australia beats China at its own game: hypersonic long range missiles."

 

[GTX]

Raytheon to Design Air-Breathing Hypersonic Missile Demonstrator for US-Australia Experiment - ExecutiveBiz

Raytheon to Design Hypersonic Missile Demonstrator for US-Australia Experiment

blog.executivebiz.com

 

[jsport]

Search

www.afcea.org

 

[muttly]

It appears that everyone is jumping on the hypersonic bandwagon.

 

[GTX]

Australian company:

Hypersonix Launch Systems

Hypersonix is Australia’s leading aerospace engineering, design and build company, specialising in hypersonic technology and scramjet engines.

hypersonix.com.au

 

[GTX]

Recent deal:

Hypersonix and Kratos Sign Agreement to Develop and Fly DART AE Hypersonic Drone - Hypersonix

System to be Powered by Fifth-Generation SPARTAN, Zero Emission, Clean Hydrogen Scramjet EngineHypersonix Launch Systems Ltd. and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. have signed an agreement to launch the DART AE multi-mission hypersonic drone technology demonstrator. In the Hypersonix...

hypersonix.com.au

 

[jsport]

Aussies unveil new hypersonics center, signal distance from Ukraine crisis - Breaking Defense

A hypersonic cruise missile under development by the US and Australia uses an air-breathing scramjet engine and is meant to be carried by Australia's F-18s and F-35As, as well as the P-8A surveillance aircraft.

breakingdefense.com

 

[TomcatViP]

Kratos, Hypersonix team up on hypersonic systems for US market

Under the agreement, Kratos committed to buy 20 of Hypersonix’s DART AE hypersonic vehicles, which it expects will log its first flight early next year.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Forest Green]

Gilmour Space to Start Hypersonic Flight Tests in 2025

Sydney, Australia (SPX) Jul 26, 2024 - Gilmour Space Technologies, an Australian launch services company, has announced a new suborbital flight test service targeted at commercial and defense customers needing hypersonic speeds above Mac

www.spacewar.com