Hypersonic intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance aircraft are getting a new look under an effort that will explore air-breathing engines and may try to estimate the overall cost of such a platform, officials recently told Inside Defense . The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, expects to award a sole-source contract within the next six months to nearby GoHypersonic to build on its previous work with scramjet engine design. If any other qualified companies respond...
