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Northrop Grumman Partners With Boom Supersonic For Supersonic Special Mission Aircraft

July 20 2022

USA

Northrop Grumman and Boom Supersonic, Denver, Colo., have partnered to develop a military variant of Boom’s supersonic aircraft design, reports Breaking Defense.

Boom Supersonic is seeking to bring supersonic flight back to commercial aviation for the first time since the collapse of the Concorde jet program through its Overture design.

The company says the aircraft will be able to transport 65 to 80 passengers to destinations in about half the time of current commercial planes. It...

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