The North American X-15 did more than set records; it quietly redrew the map of what a piloted aircraft could survive at the edge of space. By pushing hypersonic flight to extremes that still stand ...

This aircraft could offer some impressive capabilities.

On February 27, 2026, Australia's Hypersonix Launch Systems made a historic launch of its next-generation DART AE hypersonic aircraft from Wallops Island, Virginia. Taking off aboard Rocket Lab's ...

The Air Force plans its first hypersonic flight test of the X-51A Waverider aircraft on Tuesday, May 25, over the Pacific Ocean to test the capabilities of its scramjet engine. Officials hope that the ...

Readers have told us that military news is important to them and we have a reporter dedicated to bringing you the latest. Barrie Barber covers Wright-Patterson Air Force Base and military affairs for ...

Aerospace startup Hermeus is moving its headquarters to El Segundo from Atlanta as it aims to build autonomous hypersonic aircraft for the military, the latest sign of revival in the region's ...

COLORADO SPRINGS—As Stratolaunch’s mission cadence accelerates with the activation of its Boeing 747-400 carrier aircraft, the hypersonic flight test company has flown five successive Mach 5-plus ...