Hermeus Receives Funding Round for Hypersonic Aircraft
After the U.S. Air Force contract, Hermeus received $16 million in funding as it works toward the design of its Mach 5 aircraft and the engine to power it.
Hermeus "designed from scratch, built, and successfully tested a Mach 5 engine prototype in only nine months” and demonstration of that engine helped lead to an initial U.S. Air Force contract. (Photo: Hermeus)
Hermeus "designed from scratch, built, and successfully tested a Mach 5 engine prototype in only nine months” and demonstration of that engine helped lead to an initial U.S. Air Force contract. (Photo: Hermeus)

Hermeus Corp., the aerospace startup that landed a U.S. Air Force contract toward the development of a hypersonic business jet for presidential travel, closed a $16 million Series A funding round that the company said will help build “foundational capabilities” in its quest to develop a Mach 5 aircraft.


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