Rocket Lab (RKLB.US) plans to conduct 12 hypersonic tests this year, aligning with the U.S. acceleration of weapons development.

According to Golden Ten Data, Brian Rogers, Vice President of Global Launch Services at Rocket Lab (RKLB.US), stated that the company plans to conduct 12 hypersonic tests this year, highlighting its role in the United States’ accelerated development of advanced weaponry. Rogers noted that HASTE enables "low-cost, high-frequency hypersonic and missile defense testing." HASTE stands for Hypersonic Accelerator Suborbital Test Electron rocket and is a suborbital test launch vehicle derived from Rocket Lab's Electron rocket.