USAF / DARPA FALCON Program News

$750m for DARPA's Mach 6 'Blackswift' Demonstrator

Posted at: Sat Jan 26th, 2008

The Pentagon's 2009 budget request will include $750 million for DARPA's hypersonic "Blackswift" demonstrator program. The program's aim is to develop a fighter-sized Mach 6 unmanned demonstrator. "The aircraft will be unmanned and about the size of an F-16", ...

Lockheed Awarded $6M Increment for Falcon Hypersonic Vehicle Program

Posted at: Mon Dec 17th, 2007

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Palmdale, Calif., was awarded on Dec. 13, 2007, a $6,031,035 increment of a $40,790,279 modification to a previously awarded other transaction for prototypes agreement for phase three of the hypersonic technology vehicle portion of the ...

Defense bill provides $100M for FALCON hypersonic cruise vehicle - UPDATED

Posted at: Mon Nov 12th, 2007

The Washington Post reports on a $100 million budget request for development of the FACLON hypersonic cruise vehicle (HCV) as part of the $459 billion defense appropriations bill.