MACH 5+
ROCKETLESS.

No rocket boosters. No fuel in flight. No onboard guidance. Just physics. Scaled to Mach 5 and beyond.

Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ Prime · DoD Phase II SBIR · NASA Contract Active
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Mach 5+
Kinetic Launch
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$151B
Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ
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Mach 4 in 90 Min
·
60+
Patents Issued
·
$18M+
Series A Raised
·
5–10×
Faster Than TBM
·
$1B
Missile Cost Defeated By A $10 Projectile
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10-in-10
Suborbital Campaign
·
NASA
Active Contract
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Mach 5+
Kinetic Launch
·
$151B
Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ
·
Mach 4 in 90 Min
·
60+
Patents Issued
·
$18M+
Series A Raised
·
5–10×
Faster Than TBM
·
$1B
Missile Cost Defeated By A $10 Projectile
·
10-in-10
Suborbital Campaign
·
NASA
Active Contract
·
Field Footage · Spokane, WA

The technology in action.

SXSW 2019 · Origin Story
HyperBore · Tunnel Interior
Operations · Underground
HyperCore · Hardware Config
HyperBore · Field Demo
HAVOK · Mach 3+ Space Dart Separation
HyperCore Technology
The engine
stays on the ground.
A Baffle Tube Ram Accelerator fires dense projectiles at Mach 5+ using clean fuels. No rocket. No onboard propellant. Reload in minutes.
0.0
MACH
Mach 5+
Exit Velocity
60+
Patents
Zero
Rocket Boosters
Mach 7+
Lab Demonstrated
Program Value
$151BSHIELD IDIQ
MDA prime contract. The largest hypersonics defense program in U.S. history.
Velocity
Mach 5+
Hypersonic kinetic intercept. No onboard guidance. No trajectory control.
Cost Per Intercept
$10vs $1B
HAVOK projectile vs. conventional interceptor missile. Pure physics advantage.
Integrated Platforms
3systems
HAVOK · HyperBore · HyperCore — one unified kinetic launch architecture.
Mark Russell CEO at Spaceport America
U.S. Department of Defense · Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ Prime

HAVOK.
Interceptor.
Not Aggressor.

No onboard guidance. No trajectory control. HAVOK (Hypersonic Accelerator for Versatile Operational Kinetics) fires dense kinetic projectiles to intercept and destroy incoming hypersonic threats — purely defensive, no warhead, no fuel in flight. Selected prime on the Missile Defense Agency's $151B SHIELD IDIQ program.

Every nation with hypersonic missiles has them pointed at us right now. A conventional interceptor missile costs over $1 billion. A HAVOK projectile costs $10.

Read the SHIELD IDIQ announcement
NASA / Spaceport America, NM

Three stages.
One platform.
Zero rockets.

Mark Russell walks through the technology live — from HyperBore to HAVOK to orbital. This is what the Missile Defense Agency is betting on.

HyperCore Ram Accelerator cutaway — projectile at Mach 5+
HyperCore · Baffle Tube Ram Accelerator
Hypersonic Defense · Aerospace

Engines on
the ground.

Reusable. Reloadable. Back in the air in 90 minutes.

Unlike conventional systems that rely on expensive first-stage rocket boosters, HAVOK accelerates payloads through a reusable launch tube using air and clean combustible gases. The tube stays on the ground. The payload reaches Mach 5+. Reload and relaunch. Same platform, same day.

Mach 5+Demonstrated Velocity
90 MinTurnaround Time
50mm–1m+Tube Diameters
Land & SeaDeployment Modes
Mach 4 flight results

Two Mach 4 launches.
Ninety minutes apart.

General Hypersonics flies the world's first same-platform reusable hypersonic launch system. Twice before lunch.

"We took a reusable launch system beyond Mach 4 twice before lunch. Most launch systems are designed around a single mission. We're building a system designed to launch again and again."
— Mark Russell, CEO & Founder · General Hypersonics

Industrial technology.
Like drilling — but Mach 5.

Mark Russell on why HyperBore is the closest hypersonic technology to what most industries already understand — and why that makes it the fastest path to revenue.

HyperLab Facility
Underground Mining · Tunneling · Geothermal

HyperBore.
5–10× faster.
Half the cost.

For 40+ years, mining has searched for a viable replacement for drill and blast. HyperBore fires erodible projectiles at hypersonic speed to continuously pulverize any rock type. No nitrates. No TBM complexity. No waiting.

HyperBore technical overview
HyperLab · Spokane, WA
HyperCore Ram Accelerator
HyperCore · Ram Accelerator at HyperLab
HyperCore Technology Platform

The engine
stays on the
ground.

Projectiles ride a combustion shock wave in-tube. No fuel on board.

HyperCore, our patented Baffle Tube Ram Accelerator, fires projectiles at Mach 5+ using clean fuels: hydrogen, propane, and natural gas. No toxic propellants. No onboard fuel. No gravity losses. The technology is mature, demonstrated to Mach 7+, protected by 60+ patents, and exclusively licensed from the University of Washington.

Mach 7+Demonstrated Range
60+Patents Issued
ZeroOnboard Fuel
UWExclusive IP License

The same technology
that drills rock
intercepts missiles.

The Baffle Tube Ram Accelerator reaches Mach 7+ in the lab. Same core platform, same projectile physics — applied to missile defense, mining, and orbital access. No other system on earth does all three.

Underground Mining · Tunneling · Geothermal

HyperBore.
Rock doesn't
stand a chance.

When the projectile hits rock, both the slug and the rock disintegrate on contact. Perfect bore hole. No drill bit. No downtime.

5–10×
Faster than drill & blast
30%
Lower cost per BCM
300K
Shots per barrel per year
IMPACT VELOCITY
5.2
MACH
"For years I had been working in conventional aerospace. I actually was lead engineer for Jeff Bezos, running crew capsule development and his first vertical takeoff and landing vehicle. I was looking for a new way to fly."
— Mark Russell, CEO & Founder · General Hypersonics

Team Pedigree

Our founders built the aerospace
that defined an era.

Where we came from

Blue Origin
Lead Engineer — crew capsule + first VTOL vehicle for Jeff Bezos
Boeing Sea Launch
Mission leadership on commercial orbital launch platform
RTX / Raytheon
Director of Missiles Division — hypersonic and precision strike
Stratolaunch
VP Engineering + Chief Architect — world's largest aircraft by wingspan
U.S. Air Force
Lt. Col, F-16 pilot — Air Education and Training Command

Active contracts & partnerships

Missile Defense Agency SHIELD IDIQ
Prime Contractor · $151B ceiling
NASA
Active contract · Spaceport America
Dept. of Defense
Phase II Small Business Innovation Research · $1.7M award
Shell Energy
R&D partnership · since 2015
Univ. of Washington
Exclusive IP license · 10+ years

HyperLab in Operation

The Origin Story

10
IN
10

Suborbital campaign. Ten launches. Ten days.

General Hypersonics is turning its focus to routine suborbital flight operations. Ten launches to suborbital space in ten days. If achieved, it changes what's possible for hypersonic testing, scientific missions, and responsive access to space.

Read the June 2026 announcement

General Hypersonics
at The Main Stage

Full company overview: technology, markets, traction, and the investment thesis.

Partners · Sponsors · Customers

Pre-IPO · Reg D 506(c) · Nasdaq-Bound

The Hyper Age
is now.

General Hypersonics is building alongside NASA, the U.S. Department of Defense, Shell, and Exxon. Investment opportunities are available exclusively to verified accredited investors. Detailed offering terms are available through our investor portal.

$18M+Capital Raised
$151BSHIELD IDIQ Pool
60+Patents
Pre-IPONasdaq Listing Path

For accredited investors only. This page does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to buy securities. Offering details are available only to verified participants through our investor portal.

Interactive 3D Models · Early Preview

Explore the technology in real-time 3D. Click any model to launch an interactive demo.

HyperCore
BTRA Cross-Section
Watch the Baffle Tube Ram Accelerator fire a projectile from 500 m/s to Mach 5+ through sequential combustion stages.
Launch Demo
HyperBore
Tunnel Boring POV
First-person view inside an active bore tunnel. Watch the 6-barrel HTBM volley fire and pulverize rock at Mach 5.2 on contact.
Launch Demo
HAVOK
Sea Launch Cinematic
Live sea platform launch. HAVOK payload launches vertically, breaks the sound barrier, and reaches Mach 5+ with a full plasma trail and sonic boom ring.
Launch Demo