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Kratos has revealed that it is working on a new drone capable of flying at hypersonic speeds, typically defined as anything above Mach 5.
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Kratos Has A Hypersonic Drone In The Works

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Mar 20, 2025

The U.S. Air Force, in cooperation with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), is still exploring concepts for a reusable hypersonic air vehicle capable of performing strike and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.
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New Hypersonic Strike-Recon Aircraft Effort Eyeing Prototype Development By 2030

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 20, 2025

A picture has emerged purportedly showing a Chinese H-6 bomber carrying a large mystery payload underneath its fuselage.
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Black Mystery Craft Spotted Slung Under Chinese H-6 Bomber

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Apr 23, 2024

Stratolaunch's Roc supporting the first powered flight of the company's TA-1 hypersonic vehicle.
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Stratolaunch’s Hypersonic Talon-A Makes First Powered Flight

By Oliver Parken

Posted on 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.
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Future Of Mayhem Hypersonic Strike-Recon Aircraft Program Murky

By Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Feb 17, 2024

ermeus has completed testing of its first fully-integrated vehicle, Quarterhorse Mk 0.
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‘Iron Bird’ Rig For Quarterhorse Hypersonic Jet Completes Tests

By Thomas Newdick

Posted on Jan 4, 2024

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

By Emma Helfrich

Posted on Mar 29, 2023

Lockheed Martin's Darkstar illuminated in red
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Lockheed Hints Again At The Existence Of A Secret High Speed Jet

By Oliver Parken

Posted on Mar 14, 2023

Mayhem Hypersonic Strike-Recon Jet Contract Awarded To Leidos
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Mayhem Hypersonic Strike-Recon Jet Contract Awarded To Leidos

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Dec 17, 2022

SkyRange RQ-4 RangeHawk
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How Repurposed Global Hawks Will Hugely Accelerate Hypersonic Testing

By Emma Helfrich

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 10, 2022

Holloman Rocket Sled
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Rocket Sled Track Sets Mach 5.8 Recoverable Test Speed Record

By Oliver Parken

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jun 3, 2022

A screen shot of a clip from the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick showing a fictional hypersonic aircraft that Lockheed Martin helped craft.
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Skunk Works Helped Create The Darkstar Jet For Top Gun: Maverick

By Thomas Newdick, Joseph Trevithick, Tyler Rogoway

Posted on May 6, 2022

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Posted on Jan 7, 2022

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

By Joseph Trevithick

Updated on Jan 6, 2022