Hydrogen powered hypersonic flight is moving from speculative concept to detailed engineering plan, with aerospace startups and research partners sketching out aircraft that could cross continents in ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 22, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In partnership with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and Lockheed Martin team, an ...

North American Aviation’s X-15 rocket plane reached 4,520 mph and climbed to 354,200 feet during a program that ran from 1959 ...

GE and Lockheed ground tested a new air-breathing hypersonic jet engine capable of powering missiles to speeds well in excess of Mach 5 in a smaller, cheaper, lighter, and more efficient package than ...

Hypersonix Launch Systems has scheduled a late February launch window for a test flight of its scramjet-powered hypersonic aircraft, DART AE.

Stratolaunch has finally found a use for the world’s largest airplane. Twice in the last five months, the company launched a hypersonic vehicle over the Pacific Ocean, accelerated it to more than five ...

Australia’s reusable hypersonic engine program could have ramifications well beyond the military sector. Australia continues breaking new ground with its hypersonic weapons program. This time, ...

A concept image of Japan's scramjet-powered hypersonic missile. (Japan MoD) Japan's Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) has started prototyping components in support of its programme to ...