News
May 2, 2023
US Pentagon ensures hypersonic resilience
Three recent Pentagon contracts have enhanced the supply chain for hypersonic technologies as the US focuses on the arms race tilt of its competition with China.
By John Hill
By VMS Engage – Buyer’s Guide
This announcement follows President Biden’s recognition of the need to support and advance the development of the domestic hypersonics industrial base. This was outlined in the FY2024 budget, published 13 March 2023, which invests “in resiliency in key parts of the defence supply chain to ensure stability in the industrial base’s ability to produce what the Joint Force needs.”
The budget allocates $11bn toward a mix of lethal precision weapons such as hypersonic technologies among others.
The companies receiving the awards include General Electric (GE), Carbon-Carbon Advanced technologies (C-CAT) and Northrop Grumman.
GE was awarded a $7.9m contract to engage in a 39-month effort to increase capacity for the production of high and ultra-high temperature composites (U/HTC). It also modernises capital equipment to support the scale-up of aeroshell production.
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