The X-15 hypersonic research program was a joint venture between Nasa and the US Air Force - and it led to the creation of ...

If China can pull off large-scale production of such a plane, it would revolutionize international air travel as we know it.

For nearly a decade, the X-15 - the fastest flying manned aircraft ever made - completed 199 missions at record breaking ...

Australia Developing Hypersonic Flying Testbed is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week ...

The race to field reusable hypersonic aircraft got a whole lot hotter last month, with GE Aerospace announcing a breakthrough in high-speed jet engine design that could potentially allow ...

The Talon has been in the news for some time now, not in small part because it is described as America's first privately funded, reusable hypersonic aircraft. It is basically a testbed that can be ...

(Stratolaunch) Stratolaunch, a California-based firm building a reusable hypersonic test vehicle, is modifying its carrier aircraft to support high-speed test missions around the globe. Through a ...

An Oreshnik loaded with a MIRV (Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicle) containing conventional munitions is the hypersonic missile ... take over the role of manned aircraft. In addition to being ...

Rocket planes are odd aircraft using rocket engines, achieving hypersonic speeds. Drones come in various forms, from fixed-wing to quadcopters, and can be manned planes retrofitted for autonomy.

Hypersonic developer Stratolaunch has received ... this was achieved using a highly-specialised and unusual mother ship aircraft called Roc. Believed to be the largest aircraft currently flying ...

The Navy Air Boss on Jan. 28 confirmed the first MQ-25A Stingray aircraft carrier-based unmanned tanker aircraft will start test flying later this year, a necessary step […] ...

A day after the White House said “many” drones were actually manned aircraft, at least two of the state’s military bases confirmed that they have observed several drone flights overhead.