If you travel fast enough past the speed of sound, you enter hypersonic territory, but attaining those speeds comes with a ...

The North American X-15 did more than set records; it quietly redrew the map of what a piloted aircraft could survive at the ...

An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance ...

Hypersonic weapons are in the spotlight. Here’s how they work, why they matter, and what current programs in Russia, China, ...

Stratolaunch previously announced it received $24.7 million from the Missile Defense Agency for a hypersonic flight test targeted for late 2025.

Kratos Defense will utilize the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic ...

Lockheed Martin Corp. has opened a new lab focused on hypersonic weapons in Alabama, as the US struggles to catch up with ...

There is no shortage of older or younger companies working as you're reading this on some kind of hypersonic aircraft design. Most of these ideas come from the North American continent, and they are ...

A chilling revelation from a top-secret US assessment suggests a grim outcome in a potential conflict over Taiwan, shaking ...