{"id":"n_avfal4s2e3tyujzjq3fq","seq":10469721,"kind":"article","title":"US Air Force backs Ursa Major hypersonic engine development with $10.9m","url":"https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/2026/11/us-air-force-backs-ursa-major-hypersonic-engine-development-with-10-9m","summary":"The funding will support the company’s continued work on its liquid-propellant rocket engine. The US Air Force has awarded American aerospace and defence company Ursa Major $10.9 million to continue development of its Draper liquid rocket engine, which is designed to propel hypersonic vehicles. The award, announced on 12 November, adds funds to an existing… The post US Air Force backs Ursa Major hypersonic engine development with $10.9m first appeared on FlightGlobal .","published":"2026-11-12T22:08:46Z","seen":"2026-11-12T22:19:03Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-flightglobal-com-a51ab1","name":"flightglobal.com","domain":"flightglobal.com"},"via":"kite-flightglobal-com-a51ab1","topics":["aviation","defence","munitions","propulsion","affordable rapid missile demonstrator","air force research laboratory","havoc","hypersonic"],"authors":["Brooke Ingemi"],"entities":[{"id":"Q8918","name":"Ursa Major","type":"org"},{"id":"Q11223","name":"United States Air Force","type":"org"}],"image":"https://www.flightglobal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/draper-engine-ursa-major-480x270.jpg","story":"st_tdxmwc2hcor34fc4pyqa","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.44,"category2":"science-technology","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.54,"political":0.57}