In the early 2000s, NASA was among the first to achieve sustained hypersonic flight. As part of the broader Hyper-X program, ...

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) ...

This aircraft could offer some impressive capabilities.

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 ...

A Japanese research team recently tested a ramjet engine for an experimental hypersonic passenger aircraft. What target speed ...

A Chinese lab tests a next-generation engine designed to push aircraft from takeoff to hypersonic speeds in one system.

India has made progress toward developing hypersonic cruise missile technology. On Saturday in Hyderabad, ...

There is no shortage of older or younger companies working as you're reading this on some kind of hypersonic aircraft design. Most of these ideas come from the North American continent, and they are ...

The rotating detonation ramjet engine provides a more compact, lightweight design than standard engine designs, and uses a continuous, self-sustaining detonation wave. GE Aerospace and Lockheed Martin ...

India achieved a major milestone in hypersonic missile technology after DRDO successfully conducted a 1,200-second ...

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 ...