Featured in HypersonicBYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2022ShareFAA’s Statement On Mysterious Air Traffic Halt Leaves More Questions Than AnswersThe bizarre and so far still unexplained ground stop of planes near the West Coast and Hawaii came just after a North Korean ballistic missile launch. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2022ShareBYTyler Rogoway and Stetson PayneMar 21, 2022ShareWe Have Questions About Russia’s Claimed Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Use In Ukraine (Updated)The apparent first use of Russia’s air-launched hypersonic ballistic missile against a target in Ukraine doesn’t all add up. BYTyler Rogoway and Stetson PayneMar 21, 2022ShareBYBrett TingleyFeb 7, 2022Share‘Particulate Warheads’ Full Of Dust Could Help Defeat Hypersonic WeaponsA new concept for hypersonic missile defense seeks to turn the tables and use the weapons’ extreme speeds against them. BYBrett TingleyFeb 7, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2022ShareMysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image (Updated)A delta-shaped tailless fighter-sized aircraft that looks like nothing we’ve seen before calls the secretive base home. BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 12, 2022ShareIncoming North Korean Missile Warning Prompted FAA’s Mysterious Air Traffic HaltNew details about the FAA’s halt on flights across the western U.S. clearly point to North Korea’s hypersonic missile test as being the culprit. BYTyler RogowayJan 12, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 11, 2022ShareMystery Surrounds FAA Order To Halt All West Coast Air Traffic After North Korean Missile Launch (Updated)Aircraft across the western U.S. were simultaneously ordered by the FAA to land or stop on the ground without explanation. BYTyler RogowayJan 11, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2022ShareBoeing Reveals New Hypersonic Aircraft Model Evolved From Previous Valkyrie Concept (Updated)Boeing’s latest hypersonic aircraft design could potentially be used for various military missions or as a space launch mothership. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2022ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2022ShareNorth Korea Claims It Successfully Tested A New ‘Hypersonic Gliding Warhead’North Korea’s lust for hypersonic glide vehicle weapons makes perfect sense, but can it overcome huge technological hurdles? BYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 24, 2021ShareThe Air Force’s Christmas Present-Delivering Rocket Isn’t Real But Its Rocket Cargo Program IsA lighthearted holiday video about delivering presents via rocket reflects very real U.S. military ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 24, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareHypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force’s Shadowy Project MayhemThe Air Force wants this hypersonic platform to be able to carry out strike and intelligence-gathering missions with one of three different payloads. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021ShareChina’s Claim That Its Fractional Orbital Bombardment System Was A Spaceplane Test Doesn’t Add Up (Updated)The system could give China the ability to strike any target on Earth unpredictably, but so far Beijing is acting like the test didn’t happen. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021ShareBYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareChina Tested A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System That Uses A Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: ReportSuch a capability could potentially allow China to execute a nuclear strike on any target on earth with near-impunity and very little warning. BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareSecond Attempt To Test The Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon FailsThe missile’s rocket booster failed to ignite after separating from the B-52 carrying it, but the Air Force says it still gained valuable test data. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021ShareAir Force Says Hypersonic Missile Tests Could Kill Four Snails And 90 ClamsA USAF report cites a range of environmental impacts that could be caused by missile testing including the highly anticipated ARRW live-fire test. BYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2021ShareBroken ARRW: Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Fails During Inaugural TestThe prototype missile never left the wing of the B-52H bomber carrying it during the hugely anticipated test. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2021ShareBYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020ShareBlasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented SpeedsFor decades, the DoD has been researching a radical drag reduction technique that involves sheathing a vehicle in directed energy-induced plasma. BYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020Share12
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2022ShareFAA’s Statement On Mysterious Air Traffic Halt Leaves More Questions Than AnswersThe bizarre and so far still unexplained ground stop of planes near the West Coast and Hawaii came just after a North Korean ballistic missile launch. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 31, 2022Share
BYTyler Rogoway and Stetson PayneMar 21, 2022ShareWe Have Questions About Russia’s Claimed Kinzhal Hypersonic Missile Use In Ukraine (Updated)The apparent first use of Russia’s air-launched hypersonic ballistic missile against a target in Ukraine doesn’t all add up. BYTyler Rogoway and Stetson PayneMar 21, 2022Share
BYBrett TingleyFeb 7, 2022Share‘Particulate Warheads’ Full Of Dust Could Help Defeat Hypersonic WeaponsA new concept for hypersonic missile defense seeks to turn the tables and use the weapons’ extreme speeds against them. BYBrett TingleyFeb 7, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2022ShareMysterious Aircraft Spotted At Area 51 In Unprecedented Satellite Image (Updated)A delta-shaped tailless fighter-sized aircraft that looks like nothing we’ve seen before calls the secretive base home. BYTyler RogowayFeb 4, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 12, 2022ShareIncoming North Korean Missile Warning Prompted FAA’s Mysterious Air Traffic HaltNew details about the FAA’s halt on flights across the western U.S. clearly point to North Korea’s hypersonic missile test as being the culprit. BYTyler RogowayJan 12, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 11, 2022ShareMystery Surrounds FAA Order To Halt All West Coast Air Traffic After North Korean Missile Launch (Updated)Aircraft across the western U.S. were simultaneously ordered by the FAA to land or stop on the ground without explanation. BYTyler RogowayJan 11, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2022ShareBoeing Reveals New Hypersonic Aircraft Model Evolved From Previous Valkyrie Concept (Updated)Boeing’s latest hypersonic aircraft design could potentially be used for various military missions or as a space launch mothership. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 6, 2022Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2022ShareNorth Korea Claims It Successfully Tested A New ‘Hypersonic Gliding Warhead’North Korea’s lust for hypersonic glide vehicle weapons makes perfect sense, but can it overcome huge technological hurdles? BYTyler RogowayJan 5, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 24, 2021ShareThe Air Force’s Christmas Present-Delivering Rocket Isn’t Real But Its Rocket Cargo Program IsA lighthearted holiday video about delivering presents via rocket reflects very real U.S. military ambitions. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 24, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021ShareHypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force’s Shadowy Project MayhemThe Air Force wants this hypersonic platform to be able to carry out strike and intelligence-gathering missions with one of three different payloads. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 20, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021ShareChina’s Claim That Its Fractional Orbital Bombardment System Was A Spaceplane Test Doesn’t Add Up (Updated)The system could give China the ability to strike any target on Earth unpredictably, but so far Beijing is acting like the test didn’t happen. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2021Share
BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021ShareChina Tested A Fractional Orbital Bombardment System That Uses A Hypersonic Glide Vehicle: ReportSuch a capability could potentially allow China to execute a nuclear strike on any target on earth with near-impunity and very little warning. BYTyler RogowayOct 18, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021ShareSecond Attempt To Test The Air Force’s First Hypersonic Weapon FailsThe missile’s rocket booster failed to ignite after separating from the B-52 carrying it, but the Air Force says it still gained valuable test data. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 29, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021ShareAir Force Says Hypersonic Missile Tests Could Kill Four Snails And 90 ClamsA USAF report cites a range of environmental impacts that could be caused by missile testing including the highly anticipated ARRW live-fire test. BYBrett TingleyJun 17, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2021ShareBroken ARRW: Air Force’s First Hypersonic Missile Fails During Inaugural TestThe prototype missile never left the wing of the B-52H bomber carrying it during the hugely anticipated test. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 6, 2021Share
BYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020ShareBlasting The Air In Front Of Hypersonic Vehicles With Lasers Could Unlock Unprecedented SpeedsFor decades, the DoD has been researching a radical drag reduction technique that involves sheathing a vehicle in directed energy-induced plasma. BYBrett TingleyNov 27, 2020Share
