USAF Revives Blackswift Hypersonic-Like Plan

By Guy Norris guy_norris@aviationweek.com
Los Angeles

The U.S. Air Force is studying a hypersonic road map which calls for development of ambitious high-speed weapons and a high-speed reusable flight research vehicle (HSRFRV), slightly larger than the Darpa-led Blackswift Mach 6 demonstrator cancelled in 2008.

Both high-speed elements emerged from a government-industry workshop meeting in Washington DC held on ...

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