Ursa Major Rolls Out Hypersonic Missile That Adjusts Speed, Restarts Mid-Flight

Colorado-based Ursa Major is competing against hypersonic targets with its own high-speed missile designed to operate inside and beyond the Earth’s atmosphere.

“HAVOC” is powered by the company’s own Draper system, a storable liquid rocket engine that allows the missile to throttle or restart completely at any point of its flight.

This flexibility complicates enemy tracking and interception efforts, allows the missile to conserve energy, and amplifies its impact with a late-stage speed surge.

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