Polaris will build a two-stage, horizontal take-off and fully reusable hypersonic research vehicle, featuring a linear aerospike rocket engine.

NASA's plan is to modify one of the F-15 jets with new equipment and software, so that it can be specialized for research.

All three ships of the Zumwalt class are undergoing significant upgrades, including the replacement of standard 155mm deck ...

From experimental rocket planes to Cold War spy jets, the fastest aircraft in history pushed far beyond what engineers once ...

The Army has once again missed its own deadline for fielding the first US hypersonic weapon, in a sign that one of the Pentagon’s top priorities is still behind schedule. The unit responsible for ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw test-flights of hypersonic missiles and called for a stronger nuclear war deterrent, state media said Monday, as Pyongyang ramps up weapons displays ahead of a ...

SEOUL, Jan. 5 (UPI) --North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw hypersonic missile firing drills, state media reported Monday, citing a "geopolitical crisis" as justification for a weapons test that ...

A YJ-20 launch from a Type-55 guided-missile destroyer. PLA image China’s surface combatants are set to receive a new hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) capability following the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — A team of engineers at Sandia National Labs is developing new materials to evaluate thermal protection for hypersonic vehicles. The three-year research project uses computer ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center’s Aerophysics Research Facility, or ARF, fired a successful hypersonic shot Dec. 11 to test its new rainfield ...

SIMI VALLEY, California—Kratos is looking at ways to operationalize its hypersonic systems developed for testing, as the U.S. government continues to seek methods to field less costly versions of the ...

An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance utilizing the technology of the 1950s and 60s. The North American X-15 was ...