Britain turns up the heat on homegrown ceramics for hypersonic missiles

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The UK's Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL) is investing £350,000 to develop domestic ultrahigh temperature ceramic materials for use in hypersonic missiles, space systems, and advanced propulsion. This initiative is part of Britain's push toward greater self-sufficiency in cutting-edge defence materials.

<h4>DSTL bets £350K the UK can cook up its own exotic materials</h4> <p>Britain has taken the first steps towards producing its own ultrahigh temperature materials, regarded as vital for applications including hypersonic vehicles, space, and advanced propulsion systems.…</p> <p><!--#include virtual='/data_centre/_whitepaper_textlinks_top.html' --></p>