Part missile, part spy plane, all Mach 5+ and coming in 2028, maybe
The US Air Force has awarded $334 million to defense contractor Leidos to develop the next phase in its hypersonic arsenal: An unmanned craft meant for super-speed spying dubbed"Mayhem."the successful test of its first service-ready hypersonic weapon , the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW.isn't just about building a weapon - it's for"Expendable Hypersonic Multi-mission ISR and Strike program, surveillance and reconnaissance and strike craft.
"This program is focused on delivering a larger class air-breathing hypersonic system capable of executing multiple missions with a standardized payload interface, providing a significant technological advancement and future capability," the Department of DefenseThe air-breathing design of Mayhem is also different from ARRW, which uses a missile and glider system to reach targets.
The award is capped at $334m, but is otherwise an"indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee … for research and development" as part of Mayhem. In other words, the bill is only getting larger.
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