This report will examine some of the specific drivers hypersonic weapons development today, as well as the challenges involved, major technological hurdles, emerging trends affecting hypersonic development, and a case-by-case review of hypersonic weapons programs across several nations. Additionally, this report contains a comprehensive overview of the competitive landscape today in the defense industry's hypersonics segment.
Hypersonic technology has a long history, stretching back more than half a century. Comparable to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the perceived potential of the technology has waxed and waned over the years, but increasing multi-polarity (and the war in Ukraine) has driven intense investment by countries such as Russia, China, and the US. Hypersonic refers to aerial objects-including aircraft, missiles, rockets, and spacecraft-that can reach speeds through the atmosphere greater than Mach 5, which is nearly 4,000 miles per hour (6437 km/h). The Mach number indicates how many times the speed of sound an object is traveling. As objects travel faster, technical challenges such as atmospheric heating increase exponentially, a paradigm that has historically limited designers.
Hypersonic technology has a long history, stretching back more than half a century. Comparable to unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the perceived potential of the technology has waxed and waned over the years, but increasing multi-polarity (and the war in Ukraine) has driven intense investment by countries such as Russia, China, and the US. Hypersonic refers to aerial objects-including aircraft, missiles, rockets, and spacecraft-that can reach speeds through the atmosphere greater than Mach 5, which is nearly 4,000 miles per hour (6437 km/h). The Mach number indicates how many times the speed of sound an object is traveling. As objects travel faster, technical challenges such as atmospheric heating increase exponentially, a paradigm that has historically limited designers.
Key Highlights
- Studies of emerging technological trends and their impact on hypersonics
- Analysis of several countries and their position in the hypersonic technologies production picture, along with an overview of government actions and regulations pertaining to large-scale defense production.
Scope
- The key supply challenges that defense sector suppliers face are covered.The investment and security-of-supply opportunities for armed forces, suppliers, and institutional investors, across much of the hypersonic technologies value chain are covered. An overview of some of the most critical aspects of the supply chain and value chain are covered.
Reasons to Buy
- Determine potential investment companies based on trend analysis and market projections.
- Gaining an understanding of the market challenges and opportunities surrounding the hypersonic technologies theme.
- Understanding how spending on hypersonic technologies will fit into the overall defense market and which supply chains and defense products are being prioritised.
Table of Contents
- Executive Summary
- Players
- Technology Briefing
- Achieving hypersonic flight
- Types of hypersonic weapons
- Trends
- Technology trends
- Macroeconomic trends
- Regulatory trends
- Industry Analysis
- Market size and growth forecasts
- Case Studies
- Timeline
- Signals
- M&A and venture financing trends
- Patent trends
- Company filing trends
- Hiring trends
- Value Chain
- Testing systems
- Thermal Technology
- Hypersonic engines
- Control Systems
- Warhead
- Missile Bodies
- Hypersonic defense
- Companies
- Public companies
- Private companies
- Sector Scorecards
- Aerospace, defense& security sector scorecards
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Thematic Research Methodology
- About the Analyst
- Contact the Publisher
- Technology trends
- Macroeconomic trends
- Regulatory trends
- US Hypersonic weapons development
- M&A Trends
- Public Companies
- Private Companies
- Glossary
- Further Reading
- Who are the leading players in the hypersonics theme, and where do they sit in the value chain?
- Mathematics of Mach Speeds
- Classification of flight speeds
- The basic principles of a jet engine Anatomy of a turbojet engine
- Anatomy of a turbofan engine
- Anatomy of a ramjet engine
- Anatomy of a scramjet engine
- Flight trajectory of ballistic missiles vs. hypersonic boost-glide weapons
- Global missiles and missile defense market projects for the next ten years
- The OODA loop
- The hypersonic weapons story
- Hypersonic technologies: volume of all deals involving defense companies
- Hypersonics patent trends since 2003
- Hypersonic indusry company filings
- Hypersonics job postings and active jobs
- The hypersonics value chain
- Sector scorecard - Who's who
- Sector scorecard - Thematic
- Sector scorecard - Valuation
- Sector scorecard - Risk
Companies Mentioned (Partial List)
A selection of companies mentioned in this report includes, but is not limited to:
- Lockheed Martin
- Boeing
- Northrop Grumman
- RTX Corp
- L3Harris
- Venus Aerospace
- MBDA
- Saab
- Thales
- CASIC
- Tactical missiles corporation
- Hermeus
- Space Transportation Corp
- Venus Aerospace
- Hypersonix
- Spirit Aerosystems
- QinetiQ
- Kratos
- HTPN Industries
- BAE Systems
- Dynetics
- Hanwha
- Leidos
- Mitsubishi
- Safran
- Brahmos Aerospace
- Calspan
- CASIC
- Exquadrom
- Hypersonix Launch Systems
- Rhea Space Activity
- Systima
- SpaceX
- Ursa Major Technologies
