Top Gun: Maverick’s Mach 10 Darkstar Is a Sign of Military Aircraft to Come
26 Jun 2022, 04:12 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Top Gun: Maverick is en route to hitting the $1 billion in earnings, all thanks to Tom Cruise, military aircraft, and the Darkstar
The World's Largest Aircraft by Wingspan Sets New Altitude Record
16 Jun 2022, 23:24 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft Roc successfully completed its seventh flight test. During the flight, Roc reached a new maximum altitude of 27,000 feet
Stratolaunch Cuts Short Sixth Flight Test of Its Mammoth Carrier Aircraft
10 Jun 2022, 00:51 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / On June 9th, Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft Roc was supposed to fly over the Mojave Desert for 3.5 hours, but its flight test was cut short
Houston Startup Unveils Stargazer, a Mach 9 Hypersonic Spaceplane Concept
9 Jun 2022, 03:20 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Forget air taxis, this spaceplane wants to have you traveling anywhere in the world in less than an hour, and "back in time for dinner"
Stratolaunch Reveals First Talon-A Vehicle Set to Be Carried by Massive Aircraft Roc
27 May 2022, 11:44 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch has unveiled the its first structurally complete Talon-A test vehicle. The vehicle will be carried by the mammoth aircraft Roc later this year
B-52 Stratofortress Shoots Hypersonic Weapon Off the Coast California, It Hits Mach 5
17 May 2022, 08:03 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / B-52 Stratofortress dropped a AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW), and it successfully flew at Mach 5 for the first time
Raytheon Is Betting on Quarterhorse, the 4,000 MPH Autonomous Aircraft of the Future
16 May 2022, 03:31 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Raytheon's first investment as a corporate venture capital group is going to the Georgia-based startup that's developing the world's fastest aircraft
Massive Airplane Roc Aces Fifth Test Flight, Gears Up to Carry Hypersonic Vehicles
5 May 2022, 00:44 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft Roc has successfully completed its fifth flight, moving closer to launch hypersonic vehicles
Glide Breaker Hypersonic Weapons Killer Looking to Start Wind Tunnel and Flight Testing
18 Apr 2022, 07:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / DARPA announced this month it is moving ahead with its Glide Breaker hypersonic weapons killer, looking for ideas for wind tunnel and flight tests
A Houston Startup Is Building a Zero-Emissions Mach 9 Spaceplane for Hypersonic Air Travel
7 Apr 2022, 03:39 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / Venus Aerospace claims that its future spaceplane will have an innovative shape and will be able to fly anywhere in the world at record speed
Satellite 20,000 Miles Away Will Spot Incoming Hypersonic and Ballistic Missiles
30 Mar 2022, 09:41 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Northrop Grumman is working on a spotter capable of detecting hypersonic and ballistic missile launches, to be ready in 2028
Game-Changing Engine Made in the U.S. to Power Both Rockets and Hypersonic Aircraft
24 Mar 2022, 05:04 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A young Colorado-based company has developed a unique engine that will power both the Daytona rocket and the Stratolaunch hypersonic vehicle
USAF Launching BOLT II on Hypersonic Rocket Today, Visible From Seven States
21 Mar 2022, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The Boundary Layer Transition and Turbulence hypersonic vehicle will be launched on March 21 from the NASA Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia
Stratolaunch's Mammoth Carrier Aircraft Nails Fourth Test Flight
25 Feb 2022, 03:30 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch's massive carrier aircraft has successfully completed its fourth test flight. This moves Roc closer to launching the first hypersonic vehicles
Swiss Hydrogen-Powered Hyperplane Could Travel Anywhere Almost as Fast as a Rocket
10 Feb 2022, 03:43 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / This futuristic hybrid aircraft gives fast delivery a whole new meaning - it can fly like a rocket anywhere on the planet, with zero emissions
Not Enemies, but Raindrops Could Become a Nightmare for USAF’s Hypersonic Aircraft
7 Feb 2022, 09:05 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Air Force is pumping $1 million into a strategic research project that could prevent the massive risks of rain for hypersonic rockets and aircraft
China’s New Spaceplane to Fly Passengers Anywhere in the World at Over 2,600 MPH
31 Jan 2022, 05:03 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / A Chinese startup is developing a spaceplane for commercial flights, that will be launched attached to a rocket, and be able to get anywhere in the world
The U.S. Air Force Starts Testing Cargo Hypersonic Flights, Deployed by the Massive Roc
27 Jan 2022, 05:30 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The U.S. Air Force will officially kick off tests for cargo transportation using hypersonic flights, conducted by test vehicles launched from the Roc aircraft
Spartan Scramjet Engine to Power 3D-Printed Hypersonic Drone, First Flight in 2023
26 Jan 2022, 13:26 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Kratos Defense and Hypersonix Launch Systems team up to create a 3D printed hypersonic drone which will be called DART AE, flying in 2023
Giant Carrier Airplane Roc Aces Test Flight, Prepares to Launch Hypersonic Vehicles
18 Jan 2022, 00:48 UTC · By: Florina Spînu / Stratolaunch massive carrier aircraft has successfully completed its third test flight, moving closer to support the launch of the company's hypersonic vehicles