HVX Design Concept

Concepts

• military research and technology
• hvx design concept
• hvx phase
• design
• concept
• hvx
• mach
• raf rapid capabilities office
• future operational capability
• a potential airborne ioc flight test demonstrator

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Description

In light of the recent Royal Air Force (RAF) Autonomous Collaborative Platform (ACP) Strategy2, RAF Rapid Capabilities Office (RCO is seeking a potential path to developing a high-Mach ACP. Critical to this path will be demonstrating a high-Mach propulsion system architecture (Mach 3+). The Requirement will build on HVX Phase 1 to develop a strategy (via a combination of ground and flight-test activities) to provide a route to an Initial Operational Capability (IOC) 'Y-plane' high-Mach concept. The focus of the short (3-6 month) planning phase will be to explore alternative programme-delivery approaches that might lead to a potential airborne IOC flight test demonstrator within the next 4 years and future operational capability by 2030.

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CPV Codes

• 73410000 - Military research and technology

Other Information

Completed ITT Documentation with Terms and Conditions ITT Completed document HVX.docx Assumptions and exclusions Document Pivot Phase Assumptions, Exclusions and Dependencies 8 Jul.xlsx Statement of Requirement 20240422 RCO HVX Pivot Phase SOR_OS (CH).pdf