Following their success in developing hypersonic missiles, China has now set its sights on creating a hypersonic aircraft. Should this endeavour prove successful, such an aircraft would possess the ...

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 ...

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However, their technology has also branched off into a different direction that could transform Chinese aerospace—with a commercial hypersonic aircraft. If China can pull off large-scale ...

Engineers will enhance controls and integrate advanced jet materials to create a full propulsion system, a key step toward achieving flight capabilities.

According to Joe Altepeter, DARPA’s quantum benchmarking program manager, the agency’s evaluation team has been scrutinizing the companies’ approaches since 2023 when they were selected to ...

Stratolaunch is upgrading its 747 carrier platform to support test flights of its hypersonic Talon-A vehicle. (Stratolaunch) ...