What Happened
Breakthrough In Hypersonic Propulsion Technology Announced
GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin have successfully completed a series of ground tests of a liquid-fueled rotating detonation ramjet (RDRJ) intended for next-generation hypersonic missile applications. The tests, conducted at GE Aerospace’s Research Center in Niskayuna, New York, validated the ignition and steady-state operation of the RDRJ under conditions representative of high-speed missile flight. According to the companies, the results exceeded expectations and confirmed that a liquid-fueled RDRJ can function at missile scale with stable detonative combustion. This breakthrough was first reported by AeroTime.