Rocket Lab has developed a hypersonic rocket HASTE for suborbital launches

While the US Department of Defense is working on hypersonic weapons, Rocket Lab offers services

suborbital hypersonic launches. For this purpose, a modification of the Electron rocket was developed. It was called Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron (HASTE).

What is known

Rocket Lab promises to begin providing hypersonic launch services by the end of June 2023. Now the HASTE rocket is at the company's launch site in Virginia and is preparing for the first launch.

Rocket Lab has contracted with a "confidential client" to use HASTE. It is he who will allow the debut of a hypersonic missile.

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Of course, the success of the company did not go unnoticed.attention from the US Department of Defense. Dynetics has engaged Rocket Lab to test hypersonic launch under a contract with the Pentagon. The defense innovation division is also interested in identical capabilities.

In addition, Rocket Lab will use the HASTE hypersonic missile to test various payloads. The company signed a corresponding contract with the US Missile Defense Agency.