英德合资防务初创公司Hypersonica在B轮融资中筹集了1亿欧元，以加速其高超音速导弹系统的研发。这类武器的飞行速度超过音速的五倍，难以被拦截。
British-German defence startup Hypersonica has raised €100m in a Series B round to accelerate development of its hypersonic missile system. The weapons travel at more than five times the speed of sound, making them difficult to intercept.
该公司今日宣布，美国投资方Lightspeed和General Catalyst共同领投本轮融资，现有投资方Plural和201 Ventures也参与了本轮。
US investors Lightspeed and General Catalyst co-led the round, the company announced today, and existing investors Plural and 201 Ventures also joined the round.
据《金融时报》援引知情人士报道，此轮交易对Hypersonica的估值约为7亿欧元。不过，该公司并未披露其估值，但Hypersonica迄今已累计融资约1.26亿欧元，其中包括今年2月完成的2330万欧元A轮融资。
The deal values Hypersonica at around €700m, the Financial Times reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Yet, the company has not disclosed its valuation, but Hypersonica has now raised around €126M in total, including a €23.3M Series A completed in February.
该公司由首席执行官菲利普·克尔特和首席技术官马克·埃文茨创立，两人均在牛津大学获得博士学位。公司总部位于慕尼黑附近的韦斯林，并在伦敦设有子公司。
Founded by chief executive Philipp Kerth and chief technology officer Marc Ewenz, both of whom completed their doctorates at Oxford, the company is headquartered in Wessling, near Munich, with a subsidiary in London. Hypersonica plans to use the new funding to accelerate development, conduct more test flights, and expand its business across Europe.
Hypersonica计划利用新资金加速研发、进行更多试飞，并在欧洲各地拓展业务。公司还预计，这笔投资将在英国和德国创造数百个工程和制造岗位。
It also expects the investment to create hundreds of engineering and manufacturing jobs in the UK and Germany. The startup is targeting 2029 for the deployment of its long-range system.
这家初创公司计划于2029年部署其远程系统。今年2月，它已在挪威北部的安岛航天发射场完成了首次试飞。
It completed its first test flight from the Andøya Space site in northern Norway in February. Hypersonica is also involved in the UK-German Deep Precision Strike programme, part of the Trinity House Agreement.
Hypersonica还参与了英德“深度精确打击”项目，该项目是《三一之家协议》的一部分。据该公司称，英国已为该计划在四年内拨款7.7亿英镑。
The UK has allocated £770m over four years to the programme, according to the company. “The debate about whether Europe needs hypersonic deep-strike capability is over,” Kerth and Ewenz said.
克尔特和埃文茨表示：“关于欧洲是否需要高超音速深度打击能力的争论已经结束。B轮融资标志着我们从演示阶段迈向交付阶段。”该公司声称，与传统方法相比，其研发方式可将成本降低80%以上。
“Series B marks our transition from demonstration to delivery.”The company claims its development approach cuts costs by more than 80% compared with traditional methods.