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Hermeus To Fly Hypersonic Small Vehicle Next Year
The autonomous vehicle will be used to test the Hermeus combined cycle engine based on the GE J85 at it eyes a passenger version by 2029.
(Image: Hermeus)
(Image: Hermeus)

Aerospace startup Hermeus, which landed a U.S. Air Force contract for the initial development of a hypersonic business jet for presidential travel, has signed a $60 million follow-up partnership agreement with the service to flight test its Quarterhorse unmanned small-sized vehicle as early as next year as it progresses toward completion of a full-scale passenger aircraft by the end of the decade.