LEIDOS’ MACH-TB PROGRAM SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETES 1ST TEST LAUNCH

Leidos announced its Dynetics team has successfully completed a large-scale test for its MACH-TB program. The program also called for the creation of an experimental glide body (EGB) that will allow the team to gather data on and validate the performance of hypersonic glide body components.

The inaugural launch took place on June 17 at 9:24 p.m. UTC from Rocket Lab’s Launch Complex 2 at Virginia’s Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport within NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility. Rocket Lab was selected by Leidos to provide hypersonic test launch capabilities under the MACH-TB project awarded by Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane through the Strategic and Spectrum Missions Advanced Resilient Trusted Systems (S²MARTS) Other Transaction Authority (OTA) vehicle on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defence.

The next phase of the program will expand upon this successful test to develop additional opportunities to increase the U.S.’ cadence of hypersonic flight testing in support of technology maturation.