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The same company that said the p320 dosen't discharge when dropped.

Confirmation that Stratolaunch has conducted two hypersonic flights of its Talon-A reusable drone over the last ~5 months. The drone was launched from the Roc carrier aircraft, flew to speeds above Mach 5 and then landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch in December 2024 was rumoured, but there was never a confirmation of a successful launch or landing.



EDIT: They really should release some footage of the flight. Would be cool to see.

Pictures to go with the above post. Including landing at Vandenberg and in flight.

China forced the U.S. into supporting genocide or something? When did that happen?

SlothmanAllen said:

Confirmation that Stratolaunch has conducted two hypersonic flights of its Talon-A reusable drone over the last ~5 months. The drone was launched from the Roc carrier aircraft, flew to speeds above Mach 5 and then landed at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The launch in December 2024 was rumoured, but there was never a confirmation of a successful launch or landing.

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EDIT: They really should release some footage of the flight. Would be cool to see.

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Just adding some important information that Aviation Week provided in their article on the test flights and future of the program.

Stratolaunch also is nearing completion of a second Talon vehicle, TA-3, and is modifying a

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747-400 into a carrier platform under a U.S. Missile Defense Agency contract. When its two Talons and both the 747 and its existing Roc air launch aircraft become available from 2026 onward, Stratolaunch ultimately aims to fly up to 24 missions per year. TA-3 is expected to make its first flight later this year while parts for a third Talon, TA-4, are in production. Assembly of that vehicle is due to begin later in 2025.

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So they are aiming for 24 test flights per year using the Roc carrier aircraft and a modified 747. This seems like an ambitious program for hypersonic testing. They also have a third drone in construction (TA-4) which will start assembly later on this year.



One of the payloads carried on one of these test flights was an inertial navigation system from Northrop Grumman for precise navigation in GPS denied environments for hypersonic aircraft.

Northrop Grumman says an advanced inertial navigation device that could pave the way for precise hypersonic flight guidance in GPS-denied environments was successfully flown on Stratolaunch’s recently confirmed Talon-A Mach 5-plus test flights. Both flights, which occurred in...

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China had tested a similar reusable hypersonic plane last year. It looks both sides tie game, the heat is on.

Looks like another Hornet fell off of Truman, this time due to a supposed arrestor failure. This coming right around the truce between Houthis and the US. I'm counting this as a maneuver kill for the Houthis.

CaribouTruth said:

Looks like another Hornet fell off of Truman, this time due to a supposed arrestor failure. This coming right around the truce between Houthis and the US. I'm counting this as a maneuver kill for the Houthis.

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To confirm Caribou's post above.

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To confirm Caribou's post above.

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Someone needs to be fired.