California-based space company Rocket Lab will launch more hypersonic test vehicles for the U.S. Military, as the Department of Defense (DOD) continues to invest in hypersonic technology.

A Houston-based company is attempting to break past Mach 5 — and it's broadening its scope beyond just commercial flights, ...

Hypersonic missiles are the future of military technology, capable of flying at Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound. Such missiles have attracted the attention of major military powers, as ...

The Space Coast set a new record in 2024 with 93 launches from all providers, building off the 72 orbital missions flown in 2023. With SpaceX’s continued pace, more launches from United Launch ...

The U.S. Navy and the U.S. Army recently concluded a jointly run hypersonic weapons test which they termed a “High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign,” and the second of ...

This is interesting in and of itself, but it appears to be the first official confirmation of such a weapon’s existence in China’s arsenal. The testing was conducted in similar conditions to those ...

Since Elon Musk sent a Tesla Roadster in space in 2018, cars made on Earth by humans have made their entrance onto the intergalactic stage. For all you alien readers out there, we created this ...

AMID A global race to develop hypersonic munitions, the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) recently demonstrated a cutting-edge “active cooled scramjet combustor ground test” for 120 ...

Scramjets are said to play a vital role in powering hypersonic vehicles. Credit: Ministry of Defence/Press Information Bureau, Government of India. India-based Defence Research & Development ...

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has called it a crucial milestone in developing next-generation hypersonic missiles. Hypersonic missiles are a class of advanced weaponry that travel at speeds greater ...

India successfully tested active-cooled scramjet combustor First such achievement in India for hypersonic tech Hypersonic missiles can evade air defence systems The Defence Research and Development ...