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A picture has emerged purportedly showing a Chinese H-6 bomber carrying a large mystery payload underneath its fuselage.

Black Mystery Craft Spotted Slung Under Chinese H-6 Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Apr 22, 2024

Stratolaunch's Roc supporting the first powered flight of the company's TA-1 hypersonic vehicle.

Stratolaunch’s Hypersonic Talon-A Makes First Powered Flight

By Oliver Parken / Updated Mar 11, 2024

The Air Force says a funding issue may cause a significant delay in its secretive Mayhem hypersonic strike-recon aircraft program and that the overall "operational pull" behind the effort is uncertain.

Future Of Mayhem Hypersonic Strike-Recon Aircraft Program Murky

By Howard Altman / Updated Feb 16, 2024

ermeus has completed testing of its first fully-integrated vehicle, Quarterhorse Mk 0.

‘Iron Bird’ Rig For Quarterhorse Hypersonic Jet Completes Tests

By Thomas Newdick / Updated Jan 4, 2024

Test Pilot Landing Roc Stratolaunch

How To Land The World’s Biggest Aircraft According To Its Test Pilot

By Emma Helfrich / Updated Mar 29, 2023

Lockheed Martin's Darkstar illuminated in red

Lockheed Hints Again At The Existence Of A Secret High Speed Jet

By Oliver Parken / Updated Mar 13, 2023

Mayhem Hypersonic Strike-Recon Jet Contract Awarded To Leidos

Mayhem Hypersonic Strike-Recon Jet Contract Awarded To Leidos

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 16, 2022

SkyRange RQ-4 RangeHawk

How Repurposed Global Hawks Will Hugely Accelerate Hypersonic Testing

By Emma Helfrich / Updated Oct 4, 2022

A full-size mockup of the fictional Darkstar hypersonic aircraft that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works helped create for the 2022 movie Top Gun: Maverick.

Darkstar Mockup From Top Gun: Maverick Looks Wicked In New Video

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jun 9, 2022

Holloman Rocket Sled

Rocket Sled Track Sets Mach 5.8 Recoverable Test Speed Record

By Oliver Parken / Updated Jun 3, 2022

Artwork depicting the Darkstar stealthy hypersonic aircraft, a fictious design that Lockheed Martin's Skunk Works created for the movie Top Gun: Maverick.

Skunk Works On How They Brought Top Gun: Maverick’s Darkstar To Life

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jun 2, 2022

A screen shot of a clip from the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick showing a fictional hypersonic aircraft that Lockheed Martin helped craft.

Skunk Works Helped Create The Darkstar Jet For Top Gun: Maverick

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated May 6, 2022

U.S. Homeland photo

Check Out This New Rendering Of Boeing’s Hypersonic Aircraft Design

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 7, 2022

SR-72 photo

Boeing Reveals New Hypersonic Aircraft Model Evolved From Previous Valkyrie Concept (Updated)

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Jan 6, 2022

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Hypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force’s Shadowy Project Mayhem

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 20, 2021

U.S. Homeland photo

Stratolaunch To Build Aerial Target For U.S. Hypersonic Defense Testing

By Joseph Trevithick / Updated Dec 10, 2021