Stratolaunch, the world’s biggest plane, takes off for its 2nd flight
Stratolaunch, the world’s largest aircraft by wingspan, performed its second test flight after a two-year-long grounding.The airplane took…
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Hypersonix to fly to space using green hydrogen
The Australia-based startup Hypersonix Launch Systems will use green hydrogen fuel supplied by BOC for its re-usable SPARTAN…
US Air Force fails first ARRW hypersonic missile launch test
The United States Air Force was unable to demonstrate its advancement in hypersonic weapons as the ARRW AGM-183A…
Boeing, Hypersonix to study hydrogen-powered hypersonic vehicle
The Australia-based startup Hypersonix Launch Systems signed a research agreement with Boeing to explore the development of a…
US is spending $15B on hypersonic weapons, report reveals
The United States has 70 different hypersonic weapon programs costing $15 billion, according to a government study.The report,…
B-1B test-launches cruise missile externally ahead of hypersonic weapons
A B-1B Lancer strategic bomber of the United States Air Force successfully carried out an external weapon release…
Hypersonic race in the not-so-Pacific Ocean
Project SCIFiREOn November 30, 2020, Australia and the United States unveiled the bilateral Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research…
Planespotter witness possible hypersonic weapon on Chinese bomber
Footage emerged online of a Chinese H-6N strategic bomber carrying what appears to be a supersonic anti-ship weapon.…
Rolls-Royce launch new effort for supersonic propulsion
Rolls-Royce and Reaction Engines will partner to develop high-speed aircraft propulsion systems for civil and defense aerospace gas…
US Air Force conducts final captive test of new hypersonic weapon
The United States Air Force successfully carried out the final captive-carry test of the hypersonic air-launched missile AGM-183A…
Hermeus partners with USAF to develop supersonic Air Force One
Hermeus, an aerospace company developing a Mach 5 aircraft, announced its partnership with the U.S. Air Force (USAF)…
Russia tests new hypersonic anti-ship missile for Tu-22M3M bomber
Already feared as a carrier-killer during the Cold War because of its Kh-22 missile, the latest iteration of…
Top Gun 2: Maverick, Tom Cruise goes hypersonic?
The second trailer of the long-awaited Top Gun 2: Maverick, that will see Tom Cruise take back his…