For decades, the SR-71 Blackbird stood as the pinnacle of American aerospace engineering, a reconnaissance aircraft so fast and so high-flying that no missile ever caught it. Now, more than 25 years ...

The compact, liquid-fuelled ramjet engine uses a novel combustion technology called rotating detonation that offers ...

Imagine an aircraft streaking across the sky at over Mach 12, which is twelve times the speed of sound! Moreover, it is powered not by conventional jet fuel but by hydrogen fuel, meaning that it ...

Two retired US Air Force F-15 Eagle twin-engine all-weather fighter jets have been given a new role supporting the ...

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 ...

3D printing is playing a special role in the development of hypersonic vehicles. Credit: 3D Systems The U.S. Air Force (USAF) awarded 3D Systems Corp. a $7.65 million contract to continue development ...