New Liquid Rocket Engine Flight Test Shows Promise for Affordable Hypersonic Missiles

A recent supersonic test flight conducted at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio could pave the way for affordable, maneuverable hypersonic missiles by leveraging advances in a decades-old technology. The Air Force Research Laboratory and Ursa Major, an aerospace and defense company, achieved supersonic flight using the Draper, a liquid rocket engine developed by Ursa Major, according to a release. The post New Liquid Rocket Engine Flight Test Shows Promise for Affordable Hypersonic Missiles appeared first on Air & Space Forces Magazine.