Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has awarded Raytheon Company a $63.3 million contract to develop its Tactical Boost Glide (TBG) hypersonic weapons program. The program is a collaboration between DARPA and the U.S. Air Forceto develop and demonstrate technologies to enable future air-launched, tactical-range hypersonic boost-glide systems. The contract includes a critical design review of the hypersonic weapons system, a significant step in fielding the technology.
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Source URL: DARPA Awards Raytheon a .3 Million Contract for Hypersonic Weapons Research
Source Website: Advance Engineering – Engineering.com
