Kratos and Hypersonix Announce Exclusive Teaming Agreement to Bring DART AE Hypersonic System to the U.S. Market With Kratos’ Zeus Family of Solid Rocket Motor Systems

Agreement Significantly Expands Previous Relationship

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hypersonix Launch Systems Ltd. and Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (NASDAQ: KTOS) announced today an Exclusive Teaming Agreement to provide the Hypersonix DART AE Hypersonic System within the U.S. market, integrated with Kratos’ Zeus family of solid rocket motors. The DART AE is a three-meter-long, single-use, high temperature alloy, hydrogen-fueled, scramjet technology driven, autonomous, multi-mission, air-breathing hypersonic platform used to develop, demonstrate, test and evaluate hypersonic technologies and for “other” potential hypersonic applications. With Kratos’ Zeus and “other” rocket propulsion systems, Kratos and Hypersonix aim to frequently and reliably deliver an affordable, high cadence, high availability, overall hypersonic capable system and vehicle, to the hypersonic customer community.

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Hypersonix is an Australian aerospace engineering, design and manufacturing company, specializing in hypersonic technology and scramjet engines. Through the Exclusive Agreement with Kratos, Hypersonix intends to significantly expand its presence in the United States and promote the sale of the DART AE system within the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) and potential other U.S. National Security markets. With the Teaming Agreement, Kratos has also agreed to initially procure up to 20 DART AE systems from Hypersonix, once the combined flight system has been successfully completed and demonstrated.

Kratos is a technology company and a leading provider of innovative systems, products, software and solutions, supporting space and satellite communications, space vehicles and systems, ballistic missile targets, hypersonic systems, sub-orbital research and sounding rockets, high performance, jet powered unmanned aerial drone systems, turbine technologies and propulsion systems, directed energy, laser and other high-power systems. Kratos has made significant investments in launch vehicle and hypersonic technologies, including a focus on enabling affordable testing and “other” missions for National Security related customers, including Kratos’ Erinyes and Dark Fury hypersonic flyers, and Zeus Family of Solid Rocket Motors. Kratos brings significant relevant experience to the partnership with Hypersonix, including having previously launched multiple Australian hypersonic missions in collaboration with the Defense and Science Technology Group (DSTG) and the University of Queensland (UQ), for the investigation of fundamental hypersonic sciences and technologies.