India’s advanced negotiations with Russia over the acquisition and integration of the R-37M very-long-range air-to-air ...
In the darkest years of World War II, German engineers proposed a rocket powered bomber that could leap through the upper atmosphere, hit the US, and continue on to land in Japan. This is the story of ...
Military strategists are divided on the wisdom of investing billions on large surface vessels in an age of hypersonic ...
Yet there’s good reason why the Defiant, when it’s laid down in 2030, will be the first new American battleship in more than ...
A U.S. official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said design efforts are underway for the new ship and construction is planned to begin in the early 2030s.
President Donald Trump said they would be "AI-controlled" and he said that the design would be led by the US Navy with his aesthetic input.
"Hypersonic" refers to speeds over Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound. That's approximately 3,800 miles per hour, a pace that could take you all the way around the equator in less time than it ...
Hypersonic missiles wouldn’t exist without one key piece of tech – the SCRAMJET engine. In this video, we break down how supersonic combustion works, why normal turbojets and ramjets fail, and what ...
One of Castelion’s Blackbeard missile prototypes was launched in September in Nevada. CREDIT: CASTELION The Pentagon is getting serious about hypersonic weapons, a technology that has eluded the U.S.
Hypersonic vehicles aren't much use if you don't know where they're going, so Northrop Grumman is developing new navigation systems for autonomous craft that can stand up to the rigors of flying at ...
Lockheed Martin Corp. has opened a new lab focused on hypersonic weapons in Alabama, as the US struggles to catch up with China and Russia in deploying the advanced technology. The major defense ...
Stratolaunch may conduct a hypersonic test flight in the coming days from California's Mojave Air & Space Port. The company uses the world's largest aircraft, Roc, to launch its uncrewed, reusable ...