Rocket Lab will launch the first full-scale hypersonic flight test under the Pentagon's $1.45 billion program to upgrade test infrastructure, a major move to expand the Defense Department's limited hypersonic testing capacity. The mission is scheduled for no earlier than the first quarter of 2026 and will use Rocket Lab’s sub-orbital HASTE rocket to deploy a hypersonic payload from Wallops Island, VA, the company announced April 23. Kratos Defense and Security Solutions awarded the launch under its MACH-TB 2.0 contract,...
