The Senate on Wednesday voted 54-43 to confirm businessman Emil Michael as undersecretary of defense for research and engineering and the Pentagon’s CTO.

An experienced aerospace engineer, Joseph Jewell has spent decades in both academia and government working on hypersonics research and development.

The award is for Task Area 1 of the Multi-Service Advanced Capability Hypersonic Test Bed (MACH-TB) 2.0 program.

Under the Hypersonic Flight Test and Experimentation (HyFliTE) project arrangement, the three AUKUS nations will conduct up to six flight test campaigns by 2028.

DefenseScoop received an exclusive first look at the new testing facility, which the Pentagon hopes will address gaps in hypersonics research, testing and workforce development.

The Glide Phase Interceptor is being designed to destroy enemy hypersonic missile threats.

Two senior defense officials previewed the Pentagon’s plans and spotlighted overarching aims to deepen the U.S.-Australia alliance.

The "Emerging Technology" portfolio will focus on transitioning "deep-tech" capabilities from the commercial sector to the Pentagon's business ecosystem.

The service is requesting much more money for its Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare Weapon Increment II compared to previous projections.

The number of DIANA accelerator sites across the multinational network will more than double, as will the number of related test centers, the alliance announced.