Even if the 'military' (can it be any more vague?) has the technology and it is classified, then it may as well not exsist.

What the Australians are accomplishing is something that will bring the technology to 'us' so that we can possibly benefit from it openly, or even spead the declassification of any such military hardware if it exsisted. . . . which would again be to our benefit (mostly comercially).

I personally do not care if they beat out the x-43, in fact, that whole project, the money spent and the time wasted was getting to me. Here the Aussies are getting results a lot faster, a lot better and a lot cheaper.

Regards,
-Justin Kelly