What Happened
European Defence Fund Project Advances Towards TRL 6 Prototype
The European HYDEF hypersonic interceptor programme has completed its feasibility phase, passing a Preliminary Requirements Review. This milestone marks the final technical step of the programme’s first stage, concluding work on early technology maturation and design. The review, held at Diehl’s facilities, involved national project coordinators, technical specialists, and representatives from the HYDEF industrial consortium and OCCAR’s programme division. According to Defence Industry Europe, the programme is now positioned to enter its second stage, with plans to develop a TRL 6 prototype of the interceptor’s physical elements.