Hermeus' Quarterhorse jet breaks supersonic barrier for the first time
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Atlanta-based aviation startup Hermeus has officially broken through the supersonic barrier with its Quarterhorse technology demonstrator, as it continues on its quest to field the world’s first fully reusable hypersonic aircraft. As it stands, Hermeus holds the distinction of operating the world's first privately developed, unmanned supersonic jet. Hermeus’ Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 reached a reported speed of Mach 1.21 in just its third test flight this month. This means that this exotic technology demonstrator broke that Mach 1 barrier just less than one year (actually, 364 days ) after the first-ever test flight of its own iterative predecessor, the Quarterhorse Mk 1. "Our customers at the Department of War are paying close attention to how fast this program is moving," AJ Piplica, CEO and Co-founder of Hermeus, said in a press release. "This flight demonstrates a pace of execution that is extremely rare in modern aviation. Our country’s ability to deliver new asymmetric military capability at scale depends on teams that can solve hard technical challenges quickly. That’s exactly what we’re proving with each test flight we conduct and each new aircraft we build at Hermeus," Piplica added. Hypersonic flight, which is generally defined as flying at speeds in excess of Mach 5, has been an area of increasing focus for the U.S. and other militaries around the world in recent years. In a modern-day arms race, the U.S., Russia, and China are all fielding hypersonic missiles, or weapons that travel at speeds higher than Mach 5 while retaining the ability to maneuver. But rather than pursuing similar single-use hypersonics, Hermeus has taken a novel approach to developing fully reusable hypersonic aircraft at relatively low cost, largely using existing technologies in creative new ways. Arguably, Quarterhorse is not a single program, but rather two separate ones. The first program is the aircraft itself, which is being designed, built, and tested internally by Hermeus using a
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Hermeus' Quarterhorse jet broke the sound barrier at Mach 1.21 in its third test flight, becoming the world's first privately developed unmanned supersonic jet. This achievement accelerates the development of reusable hypersonic aircraft and is expected to enhance asymmetric military capabilities for defense.
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- Defense/Aerospace — Hermeus' supersonic breakthrough and development of reusable hypersonic aircraft will increase demand for advanced defense technologies and stimulate investment in military superiority.
- Advanced Materials — The extreme temperatures and pressures of hypersonic flight will drive increased demand for research and production of high-performance alloys, ceramics, and composites.
- Semiconductors — Sophisticated avionics, control systems, and data processing for supersonic/hypersonic aircraft will require high-performance and specialized semiconductors, boosting demand in this sector.
- AI — AI technology will be essential for autonomous flight, precise control, and extensive data analysis in unmanned aircraft, leading to increased investment in related AI solutions and development.
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