Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) 3D simulations of hypersonic shock waves reveal new flow disturbances, particularly breaks in the flow within shock layers around cone-shaped models at Mach 16 ...

Airmen conduct preflight checks on a B-52H Stratofortress in preparation for a flight test of the Air Force's hypersonic AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon. (Giancarlo Casem/Air Force ...

Although the Pentagon says it intends to deploy its first hypersonic weapon by Sept. 30, more than three years later than planned, its testing office says the weapon manged by the Army has yet to ...

Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has unveiled an internally funded effort to develop a hypersonic drone capable of exceeding Mach 5. Kratos is most known for its XQ-58 Valkyrie unmanned combat ...

For hypersonic planes, it is all about how much thrust is created and how efficiently are we doing it as we get more and more speed. Can we keep getting faster and faster without hitting an speed zone ...

What Is the Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon? The Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), also known as Dark Eagle, with a reported range of 1,725 miles, consists of a ground-launched ...

Stratolaunch celebrated a successful test but remained tight-lipped about who would use the hypersonic test vehicle. Those customers have since emerged: the United States Air Force and the ...

Its work at the facility will support hypersonic launch programs, including the Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic Testbed designed to accelerate testing and development of vehicles ...

Germany’s armed forces have commissioned Bremen-based startup Polaris to develop a two-stage, fully reusable hypersonic space plane — and given the team just three years to build it.

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress bomber was spotted flying over Amarillo, Texas, on Mar. 5, 2025, while carrying two loads under its wings, with one apparently being the hypersonic AGM-183 ...

As Russia and China make advancements on hypersonic missiles, Canada has reactivated a test facility related to such weapons that hasn’t been in use for the past 20 years. The Department of ...