Designed to fly at Mach 6 and beyond, the SR-72 is Lockheed Martin’s next-generation unmanned spy plane—and potential strike weapon—aimed at outpacing enemy defenses with blistering speed. Building on ...

The term "jumbo jet" may have fallen out of fashion, but the world's airlines still fly some huge aircraft. Here's the ...

The SR-71 may be a retired Cold War-era enterprise, but the infamous aircraft retains several world records, beating out even the more advanced fifth-generation jets in service today. Back in the ...

A HYPERSONIC jet could soar at thousands of miles an hour – slashing the flight time between London and New York to just over ...

The U.S. Army launched an undisclosed hypersonic missile from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force station last week, just days after naming its new hypersonic weapon the "Dark Eagle." Dark Eagle ...

The idea is to promote research on new aviation technology such as drones delivering packages to doorsteps, air taxis shuttling passengers about town and hypersonic aircraft blasting through the sky.

Even then, a hypersonic engine needs to operate at temperatures in the neighborhood of over 2,000 °C (3,632 °F). Even titanium alloys melt in that kind of heat.

Due to budget constraints, the U.S. Navy has canceled its HALO hypersonic missile program but continues investing in long-range strike capabilities like the LRASM. Over two years ago, the United ...