Northrop engine teams with Raytheon hypersonic program

By Mike Stone on Jun 19, 2019 12:20PM

Engines for weapons that can travel 4,000 mph.

Raytheon Co said on Tuesday it has teamed up with Northrop Grumman Corp to develop and produce engines for hypersonic weapons that can travel 4,000 miles per hour. The Pentagon plans to spend billions of dollars on developing hypersonic weapons in the coming years as Russia and China work on ...

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