Event Brief
DARPA to outline Next-Gen air-breathing hypersonic cruise
By The BriefBrief · Sources (1)
Filed: Sep 09, 2026 at 10:10 AM ET
Summary: The US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) will convene contractors later this month to define requirements for its Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile programme, with air-breathing propulsion at the core. The move follows China’s unveiling of operational air-breathing hypersonic missiles a year earlier.
WHO: US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
WHAT: DARPA will bring contractors together to lay out requirements for the Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile programme focused on air-breathing propulsion.
WHEN: Sep 01, 2026
WHERE: USA
WHY: A programme planning meeting is being held to define what DARPA wants from the Next Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile.
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