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United States defense leaders can leverage private sector solutions to maintain the country’s position in the Indo-Pacific region and leap ahead of its peer competitors in hypersonic test and development.
By Lt. Gen. Henry “Trey” Obering III (Ret.)![Reusable hypersonic flight testing accelerates technology development](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2022/04/Stratolaunch_BreakingDefense_X-15_600x300-225x150.jpg)
Regular, routine, and reusable hypersonic flight testing in the operational environment is a cost effective, critical component of leap-ahead technologies.
By Dr. Daniel Millman, Ret. Air Force Lt. Colonel, Chief Technology Officer at Stratolaunch LLC![Microsoft Co-Founder Rolls Out Satellite Launch Plane: ORS Plus?](https://breakingdefense.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/05/Stratolaunch-rollout-225x150.png)
You may want to read the headline a few times just to make sure you’re not missing the point. Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft and another one of those billionaires who’ve gotten very excited about the space launch business, wants to fly a really huge plane — built of composites, powered by six 747 engines,…
By Colin Clark