DARPA Seeks Hypersonic X-Plane

DARPA announces new phase of hypersonic program

The Associated Press

Published: Friday, Jul. 6, 2012 - 12:19 pm

LOS ANGELES -- The Defense Department's research arm will seek proposals next month for solutions to technology hurdles in super high-speed flight with a goal of testing a full-scale hypersonic X-plane in four years.
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency said Friday it will host a so-called Proposers' Day on Aug. 14 to lay out technical areas for which proposals are being sought.

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