The record-breaking NASA/USAF X-15, the fastest plane ever built, could blaze through the skies at a staggering 4,520mph, ...

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

The diffusion of technology means U.S. military superiority must come not just from the weapons it has but also from how it ...

A snapshot of how new, multi-billion-dollar jet engine contracts for the USAF are set to shape the future of US air power.

These four top U.S. defense companies likely will be involved in constructing and implementing the Iron Dome missile defense ...

In time, one or more all-UAV carriers might be used as the centerpiece of a carrier strike group." A traditional carrier — not counting its wing of 30 to 90 manned aircraft such as the F-35C fighter — ...

AMID A global race to develop hypersonic munitions, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently demonstrated a cutting-edge “active cooled scramjet combustor ground test” for 120 ...

The successful ground test marks a "crucial milestone in developing next-generation hypersonic missiles", the ministry added. "The ground test of scramjet combustor showcased several notable ...

Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), a Hyderabad-based laboratory of Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) on Tuesday successfully conducted a ground test of scramjet ...

The immediate takeaway is recognizing that uncrewed systems can be teamed in the very near term with existing fielded manned aircraft-reducing risk and increasing effectiveness ... tracking and ...

The SR-71 could fly at Mach 3.2 (around 2,100 miles per hour)—lightyears faster than anything the Soviet Union could throw at it.

During the WWII, aircraft became some of the most important assets for Allied air forces, as they carried out extensive raids throughout Europe as well as long-range strategic missions over the ...