The SR-72 Darkstar, also known as the “Son of Blackbird,” is Lockheed Martin’s next-generation hypersonic aircraft designed ...

India-based Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) has achieved a significant milestone by conducting a successful ...

“The answer is clearly yes.” Two hypersonic vehicles, the rocket-lofted Tactical Boost-Glider (left) and scramjet-powered Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon (HAWC, right) are close to fligh ...

The term scramjet is short for “supersonic combustion ramjet”, which actually gives us a pretty good clue as to what’s going on inside of one. While scramjets work at hypersonic speeds ...

More impressive is its Zircon missile, the first hypersonic cruise missile that propels itself with a supersonic combustion ramjet engine otherwise known as a scramjet, reaching nine times the ...

Cons: The scramjet needs a booster rocket in order for the aircraft to reach Mach 4 prior to initiating hypersonic flight, and—as with the ramjet—it can’t perform at a subsonic rate of ...

The Zircon is also called the 3M22 Zircon. It is a scramjet-powered, nuclear-capable hypersonic cruise missile. It utilizes ...

Chinese scientists have unveiled a propulsion breakthrough that could redefine the future of hypersonic flight ... that nearly doubles the thrust of a scramjet engine by injecting magnesium ...

Hypersonix’s DART AE concept relies on a hydrogen-fueled scramjet engine. DART AE still needs a rocket booster for initial acceleration. U.S. Department of Defense and DARPA are increasing efforts and ...

The global hypersonic flight market is valued at approximately USD 782 million in 2023 and is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7% over the forecast period from 2024 to ...

Britain has completed a major hypersonic weapons trial as part of efforts to ‘stay ahead’ of its potential enemies. The latest UK hypersonic research could see weapons travelling at several ...