European hypersonic jets would fly over the North Pole and cross the Bering Strait, avoiding populated land. A sonic boom generates a 160-decibel noise that travels to the ground and can ...

Raytheon’s supersonic SM-6 can reach speeds of Mach 3.5 – with future iterations believed to be capable of reaching hypersonic speeds – but cost more than four times as much per shot and ...

Leap says its EON-01 will boast "the first-ever bladeless technology for managing the hypersonic aircraft." So you can call your local blade manufacturer and tell 'em the jig is up.

It was the first plane to reach the 100,000-foot mark and fly at hypersonic speeds beyond Mach 4, 5, and 6. It eventually hit an altitude of 354,200 feet and reached a speed of Mach 6.7. That's ...

It was heady stuff – rather like being witness to a gold rush. However, by the year 2000, the boom turned to bust as the startups began to vanish as quickly as the metaphorical mushrooms until ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: The SR-72, will fly twice as fast as its predecessor—so fast that at top speed the very air entering its engines will be moving as fast as an SR-71.

Key Points – The SR-72 “Darkstar,” Lockheed Martin’s anticipated successor to the SR-71 Blackbird, is designed for uncrewed Mach 5+ hypersonic flight, focusing on intelligence ...

Houston-based startup Venus Aerospace just raised $20 million in venture capital to build a spaceplane that it says will transport people around the world at speeds up to Mach 9, with first flight ...

To improve aerodynamics, researchers want to locate where on a hypersonic aircraft its air flow turns turbulent. “One thing that's of interest to the whole hypersonic community is whether the airflow ...

A problem with sub-orbital flight is that, by its very nature, it’s tangled up with spaceflight, space tourism, hypersonic flight and so on, and it can be difficult to separate one from the ...

The word "spaceplane" brings up an instant image of some sort of high-altitude sci-fi craft, but real-world spaceplanes aren't quite that exciting, at least not yet. That doesn't make them any less ...

Watch: Meet Darkstar, the Menacing Supersonic Jet in ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ The stealth aircraft was built by Lockheed Martin and inspired by two existing designs. Published on June 28, 2022 ...