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DOD test managers describe Mach TB, SkyRange and AI data tools to speed hypersonics and autonomous testing
Summary
George Rumford, director of the Test Resource Management Center, told the House subcommittee the department is repurposing platforms and building programs — Mach TB, SkyRange, Hypercore and Overland corridors — and deploying an AI analytics stack called Cheetahs to accelerate hypersonics and autonomous systems testing.
George Rumford, director of the Test Resource Management Center, told the House Cyber, IT, and Innovation Subcommittee the department must "rapidly experiment, test, and field new capabilities" and that current business‑as‑usual test approaches will not meet the pace of change.
"If we want to deter or prevail in future conflicts, we must rapidly experiment, test, and field new capabilities," Rumford said.
Rumford highlighted four innovations to accelerate hypersonics testing. Mach TB provides an affordable rapid flight test capability that leverages commercial space launch services to test hypersonic subsystems and materials prior to full‑system flight…
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