{"id":34465,"date":"2023-11-13T14:25:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T14:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/13\/hermeus-quarterhorse-to-test-hypersonics-for-defense-innovation-unit\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:33:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:33:30","slug":"hermeus-quarterhorse-to-test-hypersonics-for-defense-innovation-unit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/hypersonics\/2023\/11\/13\/hermeus-quarterhorse-to-test-hypersonics-for-defense-innovation-unit\/","title":{"rendered":"Hermeus\u2019 Quarterhorse to test hypersonics for Defense Innovation Unit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story has been updated with information from the Defense Innovation Unit.<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 Hypersonic technology company Hermeus is partnering with the Defense Innovation Unit to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/industry\/2023\/08\/07\/the-pentagons-embrace-of-startups-could-fuel-hypersonic-tech\/\" target=\"_blank\">demonstrate high-speed capabilities<\/a> through its commercial prototype aircraft, Quarterhorse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Atlanta-based company announced the multiyear contract Nov. 13. While a spokesperson declined to disclose the length of the deal, the company told C4ISRNET it received a $23 million contract for the first year of work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe multiyear award will feature Hermeus\u2019 iterative approach to technology maturation and aircraft development,\u201d the company said in a statement. \u201cThrough this contract, Hermeus will demonstrate key enabling technologies for hypersonic aircraft in relevant environments preparing them for introduction into future programs.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those technologies include propulsion systems, thermal management, power generation and mission system capabilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract is part of the DIU\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2022\/09\/02\/pentagon-seeks-commercial-tech-for-hypersonic-test-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hypersonic and High-Cadence Airborne Testing Capabilities program<\/a>, or HyCAT, which is leveraging commercial technology to increase the Defense Department\u2019s hypersonic flight-testing capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon has at least 70 programs across the military services that aim to develop hypersonic weapons and aircraft, which can travel at speeds of Mach 5 or higher. However, the infrastructure needed to support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/01\/06\/pentagon-racing-to-restore-us-superiority-in-hypersonics\/\" target=\"_blank\">testing for those programs, including flying testbeds, is in high demand<\/a>. That shortfall limits how often the department can conduct flight tests to validate a system\u2019s full performance or to test supporting technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DIU previously awarded HyCAT contracts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/03\/17\/pentagon-chooses-australian-firm-to-build-hypersonic-test-aircraft\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hypersonix, an Australian company,<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/hypersonics\/2023\/10\/06\/rocket-lab-sees-rapid-demand-for-its-haste-hypersonic-test-vehicle\/\" target=\"_blank\">California-based firms Rocket Lab<\/a> and Fenix space. The agency expects Hypersonix\u2019 DART AE test platform <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/2023\/06\/02\/defense-innovation-unit-eyes-first-flight-of-hypersonic-testbed\/\" target=\"_blank\">to fly as early as next summer<\/a>, with Rocket Lab\u2019s HASTE vehicle providing suborbital launch support. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GE Aerospace will also prototype an affordable air-launched, air-breathing testbed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis suite of current and future commercial capabilities provide the DoD cost-effective, high-cadence test options using the best of today\u2019s recoverable technologies and tomorrow\u2019s reusable technologies,\u201d Barry Kirkendell, technical director of DIU\u2019s space portfolio, said in a Nov. 13 statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hermeus expects Quarterhorse to log its first flight in 2024. 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