What is the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC)?
The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC), pronounced HAWK, is a joint program between DARPA and The US Air Force. It is an experimental project for the development and testing of a scramjet powered air-launched hypersonic cruise missile. Here is what all that means: Scramjet – A jet engine in which combustion takes place in supersonic airflow. […] More