Featured in HypersonicsBYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022ShareAmerica’s Latest Hypersonic Cruise Missile Made A Secret Test FlightThe first known flight of Lockheed Martin’s HAWC was kept quiet in an effort to avoid worsening relations with Russia. BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2022ShareSM-6 Missiles Are America’s Only Defense Against Hypersonic Weapons Missile Defense Chief SaysThe US military’s ability to intercept hypersonic weapons, as well as just detect and track them, remains incredibly limited at best as threats grow. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareStratolaunch To Build Aerial Target For U.S. Hypersonic Defense TestingThe company, which operates the Roc, the world’s largest airplane, said it would shift focus to providing high-speed flight test services two years. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareWatch This Hypersonic Test Aircraft Wow A Crowd With Its AfterburnerHermeus, a hypersonic aviation startup, hopes to begin actually flight testing this design, with help from the US Air Force, as early as next year. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Stealth Destroyers Will Have Their Deck Guns Replaced With Hypersonic MissilesThe doomed 155mm guns ended up being too expensive to shoot. Now they will be ripped out and replaced with missile launchers at an unknown cost. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareU.S. Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Test Fails (Updated)The test appeared set to loft a hypersonic craft beyond the range of any existing known U.S. boost-glide vehicle-based weapon in development. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2021ShareFeel The Speed In These Incredible Photos From The Air Force’s Rocket Sled TrackThe Air Force is now looking at modernizing the High Speed Test Track at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico to support new hypersonic developments. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2021ShareRussia Says It Has Test Fired Hypersonic Cruise Missiles From A Submarine For The First Time (Updated)Zircon missiles and Russia’s super quiet Yasen class submarines could be a significant combination, but questions remain about the weapon’s maturity. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2021ShareNorth Korea Claims To Have Tested A Hypersonic Missile (Updated)The only image supposedly from the launch shows what appears to be a big finned nose section on a large rocket booster. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2021ShareBYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareDARPA Reveals Successful Hypersonic Cruise Missile Flight Test Has OccurredThe announcement of the successful flight test follows months of delays for the highly classified program. BYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareSkunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret AircraftSkunk Works’ knack for innovation enters the “digital” age with a factory able to spit out advanced aircraft faster and cheaper than ever before. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned AircraftWith high-speed missile threats from China and Russia to contend with, Japan may call upon drones to provide early warning. BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickAug 5, 2021ShareAir Force Throws Millions At Startup Trying To Build Reusable Hypersonic AircraftThe Air Force wants Hermeus Corporation to prove the concept for a high-speed transport, and maybe more. BYThomas NewdickAug 5, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021Share‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport ResearchThe C-32A still has nearly two decades of life left in it, but what comes after may not be a traditional converted airliner. BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareWorld’s Biggest Airplane Takes To The Skies For A Second Time After A Two Year Hiatus (Updated)After enduring major uncertainty about its future after the death of Paul Allen, Stratolaunch’s primary owner, the firm is back to flight testing. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareAir Force Is Buying Eight Of These Missiles That Are Set To Become Its First Hypersonic WeaponsThe weapons will usher in capabilities previously only dreamed of and could be operational as early as 2022. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021Share12
BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022ShareAmerica’s Latest Hypersonic Cruise Missile Made A Secret Test FlightThe first known flight of Lockheed Martin’s HAWC was kept quiet in an effort to avoid worsening relations with Russia. BYThomas NewdickApr 5, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2022ShareSM-6 Missiles Are America’s Only Defense Against Hypersonic Weapons Missile Defense Chief SaysThe US military’s ability to intercept hypersonic weapons, as well as just detect and track them, remains incredibly limited at best as threats grow. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 3, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021ShareStratolaunch To Build Aerial Target For U.S. Hypersonic Defense TestingThe company, which operates the Roc, the world’s largest airplane, said it would shift focus to providing high-speed flight test services two years. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 10, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021ShareWatch This Hypersonic Test Aircraft Wow A Crowd With Its AfterburnerHermeus, a hypersonic aviation startup, hopes to begin actually flight testing this design, with help from the US Air Force, as early as next year. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 9, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2021ShareThe Navy’s Stealth Destroyers Will Have Their Deck Guns Replaced With Hypersonic MissilesThe doomed 155mm guns ended up being too expensive to shoot. Now they will be ripped out and replaced with missile launchers at an unknown cost. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 2, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021ShareU.S. Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Test Fails (Updated)The test appeared set to loft a hypersonic craft beyond the range of any existing known U.S. boost-glide vehicle-based weapon in development. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2021ShareFeel The Speed In These Incredible Photos From The Air Force’s Rocket Sled TrackThe Air Force is now looking at modernizing the High Speed Test Track at Holloman Air Force Base in New Mexico to support new hypersonic developments. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 15, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2021ShareRussia Says It Has Test Fired Hypersonic Cruise Missiles From A Submarine For The First Time (Updated)Zircon missiles and Russia’s super quiet Yasen class submarines could be a significant combination, but questions remain about the weapon’s maturity. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2021ShareNorth Korea Claims To Have Tested A Hypersonic Missile (Updated)The only image supposedly from the launch shows what appears to be a big finned nose section on a large rocket booster. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 29, 2021Share
BYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021ShareDARPA Reveals Successful Hypersonic Cruise Missile Flight Test Has OccurredThe announcement of the successful flight test follows months of delays for the highly classified program. BYBrian O'Rourke and Joseph TrevithickSep 27, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021ShareSkunk Works’ Factory Of The Future Will Use Roaming Robots To Rapidly Assemble Top Secret AircraftSkunk Works’ knack for innovation enters the “digital” age with a factory able to spit out advanced aircraft faster and cheaper than ever before. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021ShareJapan Wants To Detect Incoming Hypersonic Missiles With Unmanned AircraftWith high-speed missile threats from China and Russia to contend with, Japan may call upon drones to provide early warning. BYThomas NewdickAug 9, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickAug 5, 2021ShareAir Force Throws Millions At Startup Trying To Build Reusable Hypersonic AircraftThe Air Force wants Hermeus Corporation to prove the concept for a high-speed transport, and maybe more. BYThomas NewdickAug 5, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021Share‘Air Force Two’ Replacement Dropped With Funds Redirected To Supersonic Transport ResearchThe C-32A still has nearly two decades of life left in it, but what comes after may not be a traditional converted airliner. BYThomas NewdickJun 4, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021ShareWorld’s Biggest Airplane Takes To The Skies For A Second Time After A Two Year Hiatus (Updated)After enduring major uncertainty about its future after the death of Paul Allen, Stratolaunch’s primary owner, the firm is back to flight testing. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 29, 2021Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021ShareAir Force Is Buying Eight Of These Missiles That Are Set To Become Its First Hypersonic WeaponsThe weapons will usher in capabilities previously only dreamed of and could be operational as early as 2022. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 5, 2021Share
