The Pentagon is intensifying its pursuit of Mach 5+ flight through a new $68 ...

Key Points and Summary - The X-51 Waverider’s 2013 flight—air-launched from a B-52 and accelerating to Mach 5.1—remains the longest air-breathing hypersonic run on record and a pivot point for U.S.

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 ...

Queensland-based Hypersonix Launch Systems has announced the successful completion of vibration testing on its ...

Just a couple of decades ago, aviation had some rules. If you wanted to fly fast within the atmosphere, you used a jet engine. The champion here was the SR-71 Blackbird, designed by Lockheed Martin, ...

Hypersonic vehicles — aircraft that can reach speeds of Mach 5 and beyond — are subject to extreme conditions while they are in flight, requiring strong yet aerodynamic materials to keep them both in ...

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

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 ...