The AirLAS system could be truly revolutionary, as modern warfare deemphasizes the purely manned platforms and instead favors unmanned systems moving at high speeds.

A plane is supersonic if it moves faster than the speed of sound in air, which is around 343 meters per second (767 miles per hour, 1235 kilometers per hour). That is what is considered Mach 1.

This is the first time anyone in the United States has flown a reusable hypersonic rocket plane since the last flight of the X-15, the iconic rocket-powered aircraft that pushed the envelope of ...

Stratolaunch completed two flights of its autonomous Talon-A2 rocket plane earlier this year, as the US aims to gain ground in its race for hypersonic supremacy with China.

The Talon-A2 vehicle air-launched from the world's biggest aircraft and piloted itself at hypersonic speeds before landing in California. subscribe. Explore Topics: AI ... The vehicle was air-launched ...

A HYPERSONIC plane that can travel around the entire Earth in less than seven hours has made two successful test flights. Talon-A2 reached an incredible 3,800mph while in flight – more than f… ...

Israel also has the Barak-8 surface-to-air missile system, which intercepts medium-range missiles; the Terminal High Altitude ...

Inside the plans for a Chinese hypersonic plane that will fly from London to New York in less than two hours. Having spent time working in Shanghai the last time there was talk of a ‘super plane ...

China tests hypersonic passenger plane that can fly from London to New York in under 2 hours. Space Transportation says jet can fly twice as fast as Concorde and should be ready for 2027 .

Nanqiang No. 1 is a small (500 kilogram) ground testing model for a Chinese hypersonic plane program. They have completed over two years of testing. In 2025, China will flight test a small drone. In ...

A plane is supersonic if it moves faster than the speed of sound in air, which is around 343 meters per second (767 miles per hour, 1235 kilometers per hour). That is what is considered Mach 1.