Hypersonix Launch Systems

Hypersonix Launch Systems is a defense prime contractor based in Brisbane, Australia working in air systems, unmanned systems, space +1 more.

Hypersonix Launch Systems is an Australian aerospace engineering, design and build company headquartered in Carole Park, Brisbane, Queensland. It specialises in hypersonic technology and scramjet engines and designs, builds and flies autonomous hypersonic aircraft and reusable launch systems. Its products include the DART AE and DART hypersonic demonstrators, the SPARTAN 3D-printed hydrogen scramjet engine, the VISR reusable hypersonic flyer for defence applications, and the Delta Velos reusable small satellite launch system. The company also offers a digital twin and simulation platform for hypersonic flight. Hypersonix was awarded a DIU HyCAT contract in March 2023 together with Rocket Lab and Fenix Space, and signed a framework contract with the UK Ministry of Defence in July 2024. Its DART AE completed its first flight from NASA Wallops Island in February 2026, launched aboard a Rocket Lab HASTE vehicle. The company states its technology serves both defence and commercial markets, including satellite launch and fast transport. Its co-founder Dr Michael Smart is a former NASA research scientist and former Chair of Hypersonic Propulsion at the University of Queensland.