Specter Aerospace
Develops plasma-assisted combustion technology and air-breathing propulsion for hypersonic vehicles.
Overview
Specter Aerospace, formerly FGC Plasma Solutions, develops plasma-assisted combustion technology and air-breathing propulsion systems for hypersonic vehicles. Founded in 2013 and based in Massachusetts, the company says it is building the fastest air-breathing hypersonic vehicle in the world, pushing air-breathing performance to Mach 5 and beyond. Its work is funded by Department of Defense contracts and venture investors, and it has developed its plasma-assisted combustion platform with support from Argonne National Laboratory.
AI Outlook
Specter Aerospace is a hardware-focused propulsion startup likely exploring computational modeling and AI-assisted optimization of plasma-assisted combustion.