Why don’t we have viable hypersonic aircraft yet?
Most people assume the constrains are scientific, but the real roadblock lies elsewhere.
Hermeus’ Quarterhorse jet breaks supersonic barrier for the first time
Hermeus’ Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 reached a reported speed of Mach 1.21 in just its third test flight this month.
The X-15 was America’s first piloted hypersonic aircraft
In just nine years, the X-15 changed the shape of high-speed aviation.
How America almost got hypersonic aircraft decades ago
Throughout a period of the Cold War, the United States seemed well on its way to fielding hypersonic aircraft .
NASA’s had plans to use an F-15 to launch hypersonic Phoenix missiles
In the early 2000s, NASA came up with a plan to use the Air Force’s F-15 Eagle and the Navy’s famed AIM-54 Phoenix missile.
Air Force’s upcoming Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon will make the sky scarier
ARRW is very much the hypersonic missile Russia and China claim they have in service
Hermeus Quarterhorse Mk 1 takes flight marking a big step toward fielding world’s fastest jet
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 […]
Evidence is mounting that Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 could be in production
There seems to be growing evidence that Lockheed Martin’s long-rumored SR-72 hypersonic spy plane may be headed for production.
US Army successfully tests Dark Eagle hypersonic missile
The U.S. Army’s Dark Eagle, also known as the Long Range Hypersonic Weapon, may now be heading for active service.
The future of America’s NGAD stealth fighter may be in question
America’s next stealth fighter, being developed in the NGAD program, may now be in question as the Air Force reconsiders its acquisition model.
5 futuristic military technologies that will shape the battlefield
A new age of military technology begins. Once thought futuristic, these five technologies will make the battlefield look like a video game.
Mako: Arming the F-35 with hypersonic missiles
Lockheed Martin’s hypersonic MAKO missile is the first in the world designed to be carried inside stealth fighters like the F-35.
Hermeus reveals flying prototype in its pursuit of a reusable hypersonic jet
Hermeus just revealed its first flying prototype – a significant step toward the company’s goal of fielding a hypersonic aircraft.
Dark Eagle is one of the US military’s most promising hypersonic programs
In a large-scale, conventional war with a near-peer adversary like China and Russia, hypersonic weapons, like Dark Eagle, could be key.
Chinese military journal asserts Russia lied about ‘hypersonic’ Kinzhal
Not even China believes Russia’s much-hyped hypersonic Kinzhal missile is a real hypersonic weapon, according to a new analysis.
Navy taps Lockheed, Raytheon to develop new hypersonic HALO missile
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 […]
Was America’s Aurora hypersonic aircraft real? We get to the bottom of it
Rumors of a classified hypersonic aircraft known as Aurora have permeated aviation circles since the 1980s.
Darkstar: Is ‘Top Gun’s’ Maverick flying an SR-72?
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 […]
THE AIR FORCE WANTS THE PRESIDENT’S PLANE TO BE HYPERSONIC
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 […]