Rotating Detonation Engines (RDE) have been flown by Venus Aerospace. They use continuous detonation waves for propulsion and provide 15% efficiency gains (in specific impulse or fuel consumption) ...

Kratos Defense will utilize the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic ...

Stratolaunch completed the second hypersonic flight and recovery with the Talon-A2 fully autonomous vehicle. Credit: Stratolaunch WASHINGTON — The U.S. is re-entering the era of reusable hypersonic ...

A California-based startup pulled off two hypersonic flights of its reusable aircraft, which became the first fully autonomous drone to reach Mach 5 speeds. Stratolaunch’s Talon-A2 completed a series ...

Hypersonic flight could one day make long-haul travel as quick as a short movie. Researchers are testing how turbulence behaves at extreme speeds, a critical hurdle for designing these aircraft. Their ...

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 US Navy has recently selected a subsidiary of technology company Palladyne AI to develop a low-cost, air-launched missile capable of hypersonic speeds, in a push toward more affordable ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In a step that could bolster the U.S.'s hypersonic weapons push, the Pentagon on Monday confirmed the second successful test of a ...

Speed is paramount in designing missiles, so engineers have worked for years to improve how fast a missile can fly. The goal is to strike a target without warning, so the faster an object, the harder ...

As organizations worldwide strive to innovate next-generation defense solutions, hypersonic technology has emerged as one of the most advanced and sought-after defense technologies, particularly in ...

Credit: Team Hypersonics UK The UK is progressing an ambitious national endeavor to join the growing number of countries capable of developing hypersonic weapons. A £1 billion ($1.34 billion) ...