DARPA Selects Orbital ATK for Hypersonic Engine Research Project
January 23 2018 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Program Seeks to Integrate Technologies into
a New Aircraft Propulsion System
Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense
technologies, has entered into a contract with the Defense Advanced
Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to study potential integration of
turbine and hypersonic engine technologies into a new aircraft
propulsion system under DARPA’s Advanced Full Range Engine (AFRE)
program.
The AFRE program seeks to develop a new aircraft propulsion
system that could operate over the full range of speeds from
conventional runway low-speed takeoff through hypersonic flight and
then back to a conventional landing. Systems that operate at
hypersonic speeds potentially extend range and shorten response
times, offering enhanced effectiveness compared to current military
systems. The program will explore the concept of a combined cycle
engine technology whereby during the flight, a turbine engine would
operate up to supersonic speeds and a dual-mode ramjet would
transition to hypersonic speed.
Aside from the AFRE program, Orbital ATK is developing rocket
pulse motors to operate at extremely cold temperatures that provide
increased range and flexibility for both tactical and defense
applications. The company also maintains a number of
state-of-the-art hypersonic test facilities along the East Coast,
as well as offers custom test products to organizations to advance
these groundbreaking capabilities and meet the needs of tomorrow’s
warfighter.
Orbital ATK’s Defense Systems Group is an industry leader in
providing innovative and affordable precision and strike weapons,
advanced propulsion and hypersonics, missile components across
air-, sea- and land-based systems, ammunition and related energetic
products.
About Orbital ATK
Orbital ATK is a global leader in aerospace and
defense technologies. The company designs, builds and delivers
space, defense and aviation systems for customers around the world,
both as a prime contractor and merchant supplier. Its main products
include launch vehicles and related propulsion systems; missile
products, subsystems and defense electronics; precision weapons,
armament systems and ammunition; satellites and associated space
components and services; and advanced aerospace structures.
Headquartered in Dulles, Virginia, Orbital ATK employs
approximately 13,000 people across the U.S. and in several
international locations. For more information, visit
www.orbitalatk.com.
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