Next year, the Australian military and the U.S. Defense Department will collaborate on hypersonic experiments, the Pentagon’s chief technology officer said. This technology is part of the second phase of AUKUS, a trilateral agreement between Australia, the U.S. and the UK. The first phase of AUKUS was about developing nuclear submarines, while the second phase is about working on advanced technologies such as hypersonics, quantum computing, autonomy and electronic warfare. The two countries have been doing hypersonic research for over 15 years. They completed a secret 10-year project in 2017, called HiFiRE. In 2020, they started a new project called SCIFiRE, which aimed to create a missile that can fly at Mach 5, using a scramjet engine that breathes air, and that can be launched from a fighter jet. This involves co-operation between the US Air Force and the Royal Australian Air Force In our assessment, the market for hypersonic weapons has few competitors. All of the companies in this sector are huge corporations with well-established brand names and firm grips on technology, accumulated expertise, and proprietary designs. The sector's competition is mostly driven from these few companies bidding on new contracts. Because of the nature of hypersonic weapon systems, the expenses to enter the hypersonic weapons industry are greater than in other sectors, particularly when safety regulations add extra layers to the design of equipment and/or facilities. Due to quantity-distance constraints and explosion-proofing of equipment and structures, every firm storing or utilising energetic elements, for example, requires bigger property investments. These increased costs, while necessary and acceptable, can be extremely burdensome for any new market entry. #australia #hypersonic #technology #innovation #pentagon #usa #military (Image Source: US Air Force)
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