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Mayhem System Demonstrator

Leidos wins Hypersonic Project ‘Mayhem’ Deal, Worth up to $334M

Dec. 16, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
The Air Force has handed out a $334 million contract to contractor Leidos for “Mayhem,” the secretive program aimed at developing a larger class of hypersonic system, the Pentagon announced Dec. 16. The contract comes more than two years after the Air Force first began asking ...

‘Mayhem’ Will Be Larger, Multi-Role Air-Breathing Hypersonic System for USAF

Aug. 19, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
The Air Force is pursuing a speedy program for a new air-breathing hypersonic missile, equipped with a modular payload bay that apparently will be used for something other than submunitions, according to a service solicitation. USAF solicited Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon for the work, ...

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