Hermeus has officially taken flight with its Quarterhorse Mk 1 technology demonstrator, marking a significant step toward its goal of fielding a fully reusable uncrewed hypersonic aircraft. This first successful test flight, announced on May 27, was centered on demonstrating the Quarterhorse Mk 1’s high-speed take-off and landing capabilities, which are essential due to Quarterhorse’s […]
There seems to be growing evidence that Lockheed Martin’s long-rumored SR-72 hypersonic spy plane may be headed for production.
The U.S. Army’s Dark Eagle, also known as the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon, may now be heading for active service.
America’s next stealth fighter, being developed in the NGAD program, may now be in question as the Air Force reconsiders its acquisition model.
A new age of military technology begins. Once thought futuristic, these five technologies will make the battlefield look like a video game.
Lockheed Martin’s hypersonic MAKO missile is the first in the world designed to be carried inside stealth fighters like the F-35.
Hermeus just revealed its first flying prototype – a significant step toward the company’s goal of fielding a hypersonic aircraft.
In a large-scale, conventional war with a near-peer adversary like China and Russia, hypersonic weapons, like Dark Eagle, could be key.
Not even China believes Russia’s much-hyped hypersonic Kinzhal missile is a real hypersonic weapon, according to a new analysis.
The Navy is making moves to develop a new air-launched hypersonic anti-ship missile under the name Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface, or HALO, missile. This effort, sometimes also referred to as Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) Increment 2, is one of more than 70 hypersonic weapon programs currently drawing funds from Pentagon coffers. In February, Lockheed Martin also secured a contract […]
Rumors of a classified hypersonic aircraft known as Aurora have permeated aviation circles since the 1980s.
Yesterday, we revealed that the new movie “Top Gun: Maverick” will feature what appears to be a Russian Su-57, but that’s not the only fictional-fighter shown in the movie’s trailers. Another scene seems to show Maverick flying a next-generation fighter dubbed “Darkstar,” according to the movie’s Matchbox toy line. The Darkstar aircraft shown only briefly at […]
On Thursday, aerospace company Hermeus announced that they had secured an Air Force contract to develop a hypersonic version of the President’s plane, known within the Air Force and beyond as Air Force One. Hypersonic is a term used to describe aircraft that can travel at sustained speed in excess of Mach 5, or slightly higher than 3,836 miles per […]
