France wants to create a hypersonic fighter Espadon by 2050, which can fly at speeds of more than 6174 km / h

The French government defense research agency Onera hopes that its

The most advanced project will be the launch of a hypersonic fighter. The organization wants to achieve its plans by 2050.

What is known

The project is called Espadon, which translates as"Swordfish" (Swordwish). It has received approximately $5.4 billion in funding. René Mathurin, director of defense research at Onera, said the program's research focuses on payloads, weapons systems, propulsion and aerodynamics.

The Espandon model has already been tested inwind tunnel. Onera brought a scaled-down hypersonic aircraft to the Paris Air Show. Rene Mathurin noted that in the coming decades, their development will not be able to reach hypersonic speeds (Mach 5 | 6174 km / h).

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