87 FOMO · Defence Industry Europe
Polaris secures Bundeswehr equipment office contract to build and flight-test reusable hypersonic vehicle
AI Executive Summary
BAAINBw awarded POLARIS a contract to manufacture and operate the two-stage, fully reusable HYTEV hypersonic research vehicle of fighter-jet size. Flight readiness is targeted for end-2027; secondary role is smallsat launch with an expendable upper stage.