Talon-A
Stratolaunch reusable, autonomous, air-launched hypersonic flight-test vehicle.
Prototype
- Unveiled
- Mar 30, 2020
- Milestone
- Mar 2025
Supplier · United States
Stratolaunch
HQ MojaveFounded 2011201-500 employees
Provider of reusable hypersonic flight testing for the development and deployment of aerospace and defense technologies.
Funding1 round
- Equity raised
- Undisclosed
- Latest
- UndisclosedStage undisclosed · Jan 20, 2026
| Announced | Stage | Amount | Valuation | Lead investors | Other investors | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | Undisclosed | Undisclosed | — | Elliott Investment Management | Cerberus Capital Management | Confirmed |
- UndisclosedJan 20, 2026
Raised counts equity rounds; debt, secondary sales and grants are totaled separately. Amounts in other currencies are converted at the announcement month's average rate. A ~ marks an estimated or converted amount.
Systems1
Newest unveiled first. Open a system for its milestone timeline, components and sources.
Capabilities2
| Technology | Role | Maturity | TRL | Notes | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aircraft and aeronautics | Supplier | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Provides reusable hypersonic flight testing, and the description says this supports development of aerospace and defense technologies. | Reported |
| Hypersonics and advanced missile technologies | Supplier | — | — | classify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Provides reusable hypersonic flight testing, and the description says this supports development of aerospace and defense technologies. | Reported |
- Supplierclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Provides reusable hypersonic flight testing, and the description says this supports development of aerospace and defense technologies.—Reported
- Supplierclassify_sectors run 37, haiku, taxonomy 2026-10-18b: Provides reusable hypersonic flight testing, and the description says this supports development of aerospace and defense technologies.—Reported
Maturity and TRL describe this organization's work; the field-wide maturity is on each technology's page.
Sources9
Profile6
- 1
ASDNews · Feb 19, 2026 · Supports Organization
“Stratolaunch Announces $90.8M Contract Award under MACH-TB 2.0 Task 3 for Air-Launched Capability Test Vehicles”
- 2
Wikipedia · Supports Organization · founded year
“Founded2011; 15 years ago as Stratolaunch Systems Corp.”
- 3
LinkedIn · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · ownership
“employee_range: 201-500 (profile: 201-500 employees)”
- 4
Owler · Supports Organization · employee range, Organization · linkedin url, Organization · x url
“employee_range: 201-500 (profile: 250 - 500)”
- 5
Supports Organization · description, Organization · website
“Stratolaunch is America's leading reusable hypersonic flight test company, providing the scale, flexibility and responsiveness needed to accelerate the development, testing and deployment of next-generation aerospace and defense technologies.”
- 6
Stratolaunch · Supports Organization · hq city
“The headquarters for Stratolaunch is at our Mojave facilities located at the city’s renowned Mojave Air & Space Port at Rutan Field”
Systems1
- 7CompanyMeet Talon-A
Stratolaunch · Supports System
“Talon-A is the only autonomous, reusable, air-launched hypersonic flight test platform in the U.S.”
Funding2
- 8
Cerberus Capital Management (PR Newswire) · Jan 20, 2026 · Supports Funding round
“Stratolaunch has completed a significant capital raise to accelerate growth and welcomes Elliott Investment Management L.P.”
- 9
Wall Street Journal · Supports Funding round
“Elliott’s investment is worth several hundred million dollars; the exact size couldn’t be learned.”
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