Hypersonix / Kratos DART AE

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Multi-mission hypersonic drone technology demonstrator, fully 3D printed with a hydrogen scramjet engine. (In development).

Lift type

Fixed wing

Construction

Factory-built

Control

Autonomous

Engine type

Scramjet

Application

Experimental

Design & construction

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Production end	Notes
Hypersonix / Kratos DART AE	2022 /		Three-metre-long, single-use technology demonstrator.

Airframer

Hypersonix Launch Systems	News	Developing in partnership with Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc.
Kratos Unmanned Aerial Systems (KUAS)	News	Developing in partnership with Hypersonix Launch Systems

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