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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.

2026-04-07T14:12:12.143427-07:00

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Building a hypersonic pathway to orbit — interview with Mark Bigham

2026-03-27T07:49:53.250696-07:00

Universe Today

China lays out busiest 2026 space manifest — crewed flights, year‑long solo mission and lunar push

2026-03-11T03:38:46.974388-07:00

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Ursa Major unveils HAVOC: medium‑range, speed‑variable hypersonic missile for fighters and ground launchers

2026-02-25T07:16:23.048322-08:00

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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.

2026-04-07T14:12:12.143427-07:00

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

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Booster failure cancels hypersonic flight test; Pentagon says booster was not part of program A booster rocket failure forced cancellation of a scheduled hypersonic flight test, the Defense Department said. Officials emphasized the failed booster was not part of the hypersonic weapon program and that the anomaly did not involve the hypersonic vehicle or its propulsion components.

2026-03-29T14:31:09.105080-07:00

Booster failure cancels hypersonic flight test; Pentagon says booster was not part of program

SpaceNews.com

Building a hypersonic pathway to orbit — interview with Mark Bigham In this interview, Mark Bigham lays out a practical roadmap for creating a hypersonic pathway to orbit, examining the technical, testing and program-management challenges that must be solved. He outlines milestones and capability gaps industry players need to address to advance hypersonic launch concepts toward operational reality.

2026-03-27T07:49:53.250696-07:00

Building a hypersonic pathway to orbit — interview with Mark Bigham

Bloomberg

Pentagon testing office: insufficient data to assess combat effectiveness of first U.S. hypersonic missile The Pentagon's testing office says it lacks sufficient flight-test data to determine the combat effectiveness of the US's first hypersonic missile, and does not expect enough information until early next year — a further sign the United States is struggling to match China and Russia in fielding the capability.

2026-03-19T14:12:30.884783-07:00

Pentagon testing office: insufficient data to assess combat effectiveness of first U.S. hypersonic missile

Universe Today

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China lays out busiest 2026 space manifest — crewed flights, year‑long solo mission and lunar push Beijing has published a stepped‑up 2026 spaceflight plan featuring two crewed missions, a cargo resupply, a planned year‑long solo endurance experiment and the first Tiangong flight carrying astronauts from Hong Kong or Macao; parallel hypersonic tests and reusable‑rocket trials accelerate Beijing’s timeline toward a crewed lunar landing.

2026-03-11T03:38:46.974388-07:00

China lays out busiest 2026 space manifest — crewed flights, year‑long solo mission and lunar push

Aviation Week

Hermeus completes first flight of Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 supersonic unmanned demonstrator Hermeus completed the first flight of its Quarterhorse Mk 2.1, a roughly F‑16‑sized unmanned supersonic demonstrator powered by a Pratt & Whitney F100‑229. The flight begins a supersonic test campaign for one of the largest unmanned aircraft built and follows another prototype flown earlier this year.

2026-03-02T18:02:31.583429-08:00

Hermeus completes first flight of Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 supersonic unmanned demonstrator

Bloomberg

Moscow's Missile Shield Could Blunt European SLBMs, Pressuring NATO Toward Hypersonic Response A new report warns Russia's layered anti-missile defences around Moscow may be sufficient to blunt an attack by European submarine-launched ballistic missiles, increasing pressure on European governments and NATO to accelerate development and procurement of hypersonic strike capabilities amid doubts about US reliability.

2026-02-26T00:07:20.330098-08:00

Moscow's Missile Shield Could Blunt European SLBMs, Pressuring NATO Toward Hypersonic Response

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Ursa Major unveils HAVOC: medium‑range, speed‑variable hypersonic missile for fighters and ground launchers Ursa Major unveiled the HAVOC Missile System, a medium‑range hypersonic weapon powered by a liquid‑rocket engine that can vary speed in flight. Designed for both fighter‑aircraft carriage and ground launchers, HAVOC targets affordable, scalable mass‑production to meet urgent warfighter demand.

2026-02-25T07:16:23.048322-08:00

Ursa Major unveils HAVOC: medium‑range, speed‑variable hypersonic missile for fighters and ground launchers

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

Building a hypersonic pathway to orbit — interview with Mark Bigham

China lays out busiest 2026 space manifest — crewed flights, year‑long solo mission and lunar push

Ursa Major unveils HAVOC: medium‑range, speed‑variable hypersonic missile for fighters and ground launchers

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