Hypersonix to Test Hydrogen-Powered Scramjet

Launch Window Set for Flight of Australian Hypersonic Flight Pioneer - hydrogen-powered hypersonic flight

Launch Window Set for Flight of Australian Hypersonic Flight Pioneer – hydrogen-powered hypersonic flight Brisbane, QLD, 13 February 2026 – Australian hypersonic flight pioneer Hypersonix Launch Systems is pleased to announce the launch window for a landmark flight test that will move sustained hypersonic flight closer to operational reality. Founded in 2019, Hypersonix is focused on developing a new class of autonomous hypersonic aircraft that …

Hypersonix to Test Hydrogen-Powered Scramjet

Australian hypersonic flight pioneer Hypersonix Launch Systems to launch landmark flight test of hydrogen-powered scramjet aircraft DART AE.

Hypersonic Test Mission for Defense Innovation Unit to Launch from Virginia

A hypersonic vehicle will be the next payload to be launched by Rocket Lab. The dedicated mission for the Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) will employ a HASTE rocket and will deploy DART AE, a scramjet-powered aircraft developed by Australian aerospace engineering firm Hypersonix. “DART AE allows us to validate propulsion, materials and control systems at speeds and temperatures that simply can’t be replicated on the ground.” Dr…

Australian-developed hypersonic aircraft set to take off soon

Concept art of the DART AE vehicle on top of its rocket booster. Image: Hypersonix. An Australian-developed aircraft capable of flying at hypersonic speeds will soon be launched for the first time atop a rocket from a site on the US East Coast. The 3.5-metre-long DART AE, built by Brisbane-based Hypersonix Launch Systems, is scheduled to be launched no earlier than late February from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2 at the Virginia Spaceport Authorit…