A live AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon was photographed on a B-52H currently stationed at Andersen AFB for a Bomber Task Force deployment. The U.S. Air Force just published some really ...

Hermeus is breaking ground on a new engine and flight test facility HEAT will accelerate US hypersonic development, offering increased testing cadence for not only Hermeus, but the DoD and larger ...

During the Sea Air Space 2024 event this week, the two companies unveiled their Mako Multi-Mission Hypersonic Missile. Named after the Mako shark, the munition is meant for use by the U.S. Navy and ...

February 13 2025, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced its secretive Aerospace Projects Office (APO) is developing a large hypersonic bomber prototype as part of the Next ...

Integrated circuits made of GE’s silicon-carbine wafers can support powerful electronics even at extreme temperatures. Credit: General Electric A state-of-the-art ramjet struggles to accelerate when ...

A planned test launch of a new hypersonic missile system was scrubbed Wednesday (Sept. 6). Navigational warnings announcing the closure of Atlantic Ocean airspace east of Cape Canaveral Space Force ...

Speed is paramount in designing missiles, so engineers have worked for years to improve how fast a missile can fly. The goal is to strike a target without warning, so the faster an object, the harder ...

Hypersonic weapons are frequently described as having unique, game-changing capabilities because they combine hypersonic speeds (more than five times the speed of sound, or Mach 5) with long-distance ...

Key Points - Despite billions invested in programs like the Air Force's HACM, Army's LRHW "Dark Eagle," and Navy's CPS, the United States currently has no operational, full-scale production hypersonic ...

The Army's new 'Dark Eagle' missile owes its name to the bald eagle, the national bird of the United States. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...

Hypersonic flight could one day make long-haul travel as quick as a short movie. Researchers are testing how turbulence behaves at extreme speeds, a critical hurdle for designing these aircraft. Their ...