AMERICA has taken a major stride ahead of China in the tense arms race to develop the most lethal hypersonic weapons.

The early warning radars on Greenland are key to defending the U.S. against nuclear attack, but they're vulnerable to ...

North Korea test-fired two hypersonic missiles on Wednesday, prompting protests from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, which ...

This analysis argues that to counter China’s “carrier-killer” missiles, the U.S. Navy must “flip the script” and stop ...

Deploying an aircraft carrier is a major escalation of military power in a region that has already seen an unusually large US ...

The Dark Eagle, Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), is a road-mobile system capable of striking targets up to 1,700 miles ...

Linked radars, satellites, and missile launchers give China’s carriers an edge: a land-based “kill chain” that can strike U.S ...

Hermeus — backed by the U.S. Air Force’s Presidential Airlift Directorate — is developing a Mach 5 aircraft that could ...

NASA's experimental X-43A didn't have a pilot and couldn't fly independently, but its blisteringly high speeds showed that hypersonic flight was possible.

In 2013, an unmanned aircraft hit Mach 4.8 with help from a rocket booster. The X-51A, with the help of the scramjet engine, eventually reached Mach 5.1 (approximately 3,400 mph) and held it for three ...

The 286 Rafale figure in France’s 2026 budget refers to total deliveries, not new orders. The operational target remains 225 ...

North Wind Test, a St. Paul-based aerospace engineering research, development and test company, was awarded nearly $50 ...