The company is modifying a second carrier aircraft for Talon-A to increase the Pentagon's hypersonic-testing cadence.

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Stratolaunch will launch its Talon-A hypersonic testbed globally using Spirit of Mojave, a modified 747, under a $24.7M MDA contract.

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The Boeing 747-8 has a cruising speed of Mach 0.86 ... breaking the sound barrier during a test flight. As reported by Aerotime, the aircraft, registration A6-CJE, had spent about two years ...

A $24.7 million million contract from the US Missile Defense Agency will fund expansion of flight capabilities for the Stratolaunch Talon-A, a reusable rocket-powered vehicle that aims to provide a ...

MOJAVE, Calif., Jan. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Stratolaunch is pleased to announce it has been awarded a $24.7M million ...

Stratolaunch will work with the Military Defense Agency to test systems designed to take out hypersonic weapons.

The project will leverage modifications to Stratolaunch's Spirit of Mojave 747 launch platform to expand Talon-A flight capabilities beyond the US western coast to a variety of global locations. The ...

to support national defense objectives through a groundbreaking hypersonic flight test mission. The project will leverage modifications to Stratolaunch's Spirit of Mojave 747 launch platform to ...