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Hermeus completes Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 maiden flight, raises $350M Series C

Hermeus completed the maiden flight of its uncrewed Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 from Spaceport America in early March — its second new aircraft type to fly in under a year — and closed a $350 million Series C to accelerate production of mission‑ready, high‑Mach platforms and relocate HQ to Los Angeles.

Discovered 2026-04-07T05:21:46.960428-07:00 | 2026-04-07T05:21:46.960428-07:00

Briefing

What Hype is tracking

  • Hermeus closed a $350M Series C (company valued at ~$1B), providing capital to move from prototypes to production, scale manufacturing and facilities, and support an HQ move to Los Angeles.

  • The Mk 2.1 maiden flight from Spaceport America confirms test‑program momentum — the company has flown two new types in under a year and is operating under an FAA experimental framework (experimental type certification; Spaceport America test base).

  • Hermeus is explicitly positioning uncrewed high‑Mach platforms for US DoD missions; this build‑out of production and testing capacity aligns with broader industry hypersonic activity (see recent Mach‑6 test developments) (industry hypersonic context).

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First Seen
2026-04-07T05:21:46.960428-07:00
Latest Update
2026-04-14T05:56:47.418400-07:00
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