There have been published papers by the Air Force Research Lab and NASA on rotating detonation engines having 10% or more efficiency gains. A rotating ...

NASA scientists are advancing supersonic parachutes with advanced sensors to make it more reliable and safer at delivering ...

NASA's recently-retired SOFIA airborne observatory aircraft, the "flying telescope," also called Plant 42 home. The agency's ...

Precision strikes at blistering speed are increasingly central to India’s military planning. That incentivizes Pakistan to ...

The Golden Dome multi layered system will protect against some of the most serious threats to the US, including hypersonic ...

NASA’s X-43A was a small, unmanned experimental aircraft that, in 2004, shattered world records by flying at nearly Mach 10 (almost 7,000 mph), becoming the fastest air-breathing vehicle in history.

Historically, space exploration has been tied to high cost and high complexity, making commercial space prospects unrealistic ...

The Talon A-2 hypersonic aircraft successfully completed its second test flight, passing Mach 5 on 24 March 2025.

The drone's crew, flying from a base in Missouri, tried to regain control of the MQ-9A Reaper as it flew over the ...

The Collaborative Combat Aircraft program marks the next step in the evolution of airpower, signaling the beginning of the end for manned fighter platforms.

The U.S. Air Force announced last Thursday that it's suspending plans for testing hypersonic rocket delivery systems on a remote Pacific atoll.