DARPA will launch the second flight test of an unmanned hypersonic glider Thursday (Aug. 11) to test technologies needed for a new global strike bomber concept designed to fly 20 times the speed of ...
An unmanned DARPA hypersonic glider — a prototype for a global strike weapons program — launched on its second test flight Thursday (Aug. 12) in a bid to fly at the mind-blowing speed of Mach 20. The ...
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Dumping the Mach 6 SR-72 ‘Son of Blackbird’ Would Be a Big Mistake That Would Sting
What happens if the “Son of Blackbird” never leaves the nest? The SR-72 promises something we don’t have: a reusable, hypersonic ISR/strike jet that can cross continents in minutes and hit ...
In a key advancement for hypersonic technology, China has completed a successful test flight of its Feitian 2 hypersonic vehicle in northwestern China. The test demonstrated the vehicle’s ability to ...
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