“Collaborative efforts are accelerating the development of underpinning enabling technologies, such as high-temperature materials, advanced propulsion systems and guidance and control,” said Heidi Shyu, under secretary of defense for research and engineering, in the release. “Each of these technologies is integral to the performance of hypersonic weapon systems and provides enhanced operational capability.”
This is the latest agreement made between the countries, who entered a trilateral security partnership called AUKUS in September 2021. The arrangement is intended to boost each government’s ability to support security and defense interests while also pushing for a better data sharing network between the three countries.
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