Featured in HypersonicsBYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2021ShareRussia Claims Its Su-57 Felon Fighter Has Been Testing A New Hypersonic MissileUnverified statements suggest Russia is working on an all-new hypersonic air-to-ground missile. BYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2021ShareBYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2020ShareAustralia Teams Up With U.S. To Get Hypersonic Missiles For Its Super Hornets In Five YearsPlans call for the rapid prototyping of a new air-breathing long-range missile for the Royal Australian Air Force. BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2020ShareThe Army Wants To Launch Drone Swarms Behind Enemy Lines From High-Altitude BalloonsThe balloons could also collect intelligence, serve as communications relays, and send sensors falling down to the ground to watch for enemy activity. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareAll The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super BomberThe different adaptations of the B-70 included recon planes, tankers, transports, and even motherships to launch hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2020ShareAll Of The Navy’s Arleigh Burke Destroyers Will Get Hypersonic Missiles Top Official SaysAdding hypersonic missiles to the arsenals of dozens of Arleigh Burke class destroyers could be a very expensive and labor intensive endeavor. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020ShareNavy Hires Boeing To Develop A Very Fast And Long-Range Strike Missile DemonstratorThe Navy will use the new high-speed demonstrator to help refine its requirements for future stand-off anti-ship and land-attack missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickOct 7, 2020ShareRussia Says This Is Our First Glimpse Of Its Zircon Hypersonic Cruise MissileLaunched from a frigate in the White Sea, the weapon was claimed to have exceeded a speed of Mach 8 before hitting a naval target. BYThomas NewdickOct 7, 2020ShareBYThomas NewdickSep 7, 2020ShareIndia Claims To Have Successfully Tested A Hypersonic Scramjet Powered VehicleDetails surrounding the test remain limited, but if it was successful as claimed, it formally marks India’s entrance into the hypersonic weapons race. BYThomas NewdickSep 7, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020ShareArmy Shows First-Ever Footage Of New Hypersonic Missile In Flight And ImpactingThe Army and Navy are jointly developing the weapon, which is set to be both services’ first-ever operational hypersonic missile. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2020ShareHere’s All The Ridiculous Military Pork Baked Into The Proposed COVID-19 BillThe draft $1 trillion spending package includes money for F-35s, warships, missile defense projects, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareHere’s How Hypersonic Weapons Could Completely Change the Face of WarfareMissiles and aircraft zipping around at Mach five and above could dramatically change how military forces attack and defend. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020SharePentagon Has Tested A Suicide Drone That Gets To Its Target Area At Hypersonic SpeedThe system would allow a drone to be delivered to a defended target far away in a matter of minutes, where it could then hunt down its target. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 6, 2020ShareThe Navy’s Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers To Be Armed With Hypersonic Weapon InterceptorsSome of these ships are already configured for ballistic missile defense and the Navy expects to forward deploy more of them to Europe soon. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 6, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareAir Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship WeaponsThe US military sees the ability to reach out with airpower and take out enemy ships as increasingly critical to beating a major adversary. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020SharePhotos Surface Of The Army’s Crazy 1,000 Mile Range Supergun Concept: Here’s What We KnowThe Army says the super-long-range cannon could help engage targets deep inside hostile territory and blow apart an opponent’s defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2020ShareStratolaunch Was Crafting Hypersonic Vehicles Before Its Official Pivot To High-Speed TestingThis past work is more relevant than ever now that the company says it is switching from focusing on space launches to hypersonic testing services. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2019ShareNew Owner Of Stratolaunch And World’s Largest Plane To Refocus On Hypersonic TestingNew ownership has led to a shift in focus at what the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen had first envisioned as a space launch company. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareF-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The FutureWith new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy’s door. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareU.S. Inspectors Have Examined Russia’s Imminently Operational Hypersonic MissileThe U.S. government sent officials to Russia to inspect the weapon system under the terms of a strategic arms control deal. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickNov 8, 2019SharePutin Names Ships, Subs That Will Get Shadowy Zircon Hypersonic Missile As Test Date ApproachesThe Russian President has also said that the missile will fly at more than nine times the speed of sound and hit targets at sea or on land. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 8, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2019ShareFour Of The Biggest Revelations From China’s Massive 70th Anniversary Military ParadeThe spectacle in Tiananmen Square was full of previously unseen advanced Chinese military developments. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2019ShareChina Leaks Video Of Mysterious Ground-Launched MissileWhat one can see in a brief video clip suggests that it could be a very-high-speed, long-range weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019ShareRussia Claims A Grabber Arm Equipped Il-76 Will Launch And Recover Hypersonic VehiclesCertain portions of the concept seem far-fetched, but there may be a role for the less ambitious parts of the system. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareAir Force Reveals Tests Of Supposed Record-Setting Scramjet Engine From Northrop GrummanThe new design produced more thrust than any other air-breathing hypersonic engine the Air Force has ever tested, at least publicly. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareChina Shows Off Hypersonic Vehicle Test Model After US Navy Weapon TestBoth countries are steadily working toward operational designs for this revolutionary class of high-speed weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe United States and Australia Quietly Test Hypersonic MissilesWhile the latest tests gather scientific data, the USAF is looking for companies could build an actual weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareNorthrop And Raytheon Have Been Secretly Working On Scramjet Powered Hypersonic MissileThe weapon, which uses an entirely 3D-printed scramjet engine, is set to fly for the first time in “the near future.” BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareThe B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of ChoiceThe rise of hypersonic weapons gives the bombers a new and highly critical mission that no other U.S. combat aircraft is as well suited to perform. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019ShareBehold The First Flight Of A B-52 Bomber Carrying The AGM-183A Hypersonic MissileThe photographs from the first-ever flight test of the weapon offer the first look at its overall design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2019ShareB-52 Bomber Flies For The First Time With New Hypersonic Missile Under Its WingThe AGM-183A is one of at least three hypersonic weapons the Air Force wants to add to the bomber’s arsenal in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019ShareRussia Says Its Own New Weapons Are Exempt After Accusing U.S. Of Violating Nuclear Arms DealThe Kremlin may be looking to improve its negotiating position as the two countries debate extending the New START treaty. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareAmerican Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly FragmentsWith advanced fragmentation warheads, the fast-flying weapons could destroy a group of disparate targets types arrayed over a finite area. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2018ShareJapan Is Taking A Two-Step Approach To Fielding Its First Operational Hypersonic WeaponsThe Japanese are rushing to develop the weapons amid concerns about increasing Chinese encroachment on their territorial claims. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018ShareUSAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America’s First Operational Hypersonic WeaponConcerns about Russian and Chinese threats have pushed the services to work together to try to get the weapon operational in two years. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018ShareVideo Appears To Show China Testing Hypersonic Glide Vehicles Via High Altitude BalloonThe payload adapter on the balloon contains shapes that match the hypersonic glide vehicle configurations China has shown off in the past. BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayAug 31, 2018ShareAir Force Puts Out Contract Opportunity Announcement For Literally Anything HypersonicThe USAF is swinging the door open for contractors big and small to potentially get a piece of the rapidly growing hypersonic weapons pie. BYTyler RogowayAug 31, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2016ShareAir Force Eyes Air-Breathing, Rocket-Plane MothershipA UK company famous for exotic engine designs and spaceplane concepts might be getting into bed with the Air Force Research Laboratory. BYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2016Share12
BYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2021ShareRussia Claims Its Su-57 Felon Fighter Has Been Testing A New Hypersonic MissileUnverified statements suggest Russia is working on an all-new hypersonic air-to-ground missile. BYThomas NewdickFeb 17, 2021Share
BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2020ShareAustralia Teams Up With U.S. To Get Hypersonic Missiles For Its Super Hornets In Five YearsPlans call for the rapid prototyping of a new air-breathing long-range missile for the Royal Australian Air Force. BYThomas NewdickNov 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2020ShareThe Army Wants To Launch Drone Swarms Behind Enemy Lines From High-Altitude BalloonsThe balloons could also collect intelligence, serve as communications relays, and send sensors falling down to the ground to watch for enemy activity. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 30, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020ShareAll The Crazy Proposed Variants Of The B-70 Valkyrie Super BomberThe different adaptations of the B-70 included recon planes, tankers, transports, and even motherships to launch hypersonic vehicles and spacecraft. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 27, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2020ShareAll Of The Navy’s Arleigh Burke Destroyers Will Get Hypersonic Missiles Top Official SaysAdding hypersonic missiles to the arsenals of dozens of Arleigh Burke class destroyers could be a very expensive and labor intensive endeavor. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020ShareNavy Hires Boeing To Develop A Very Fast And Long-Range Strike Missile DemonstratorThe Navy will use the new high-speed demonstrator to help refine its requirements for future stand-off anti-ship and land-attack missiles. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 20, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickOct 7, 2020ShareRussia Says This Is Our First Glimpse Of Its Zircon Hypersonic Cruise MissileLaunched from a frigate in the White Sea, the weapon was claimed to have exceeded a speed of Mach 8 before hitting a naval target. BYThomas NewdickOct 7, 2020Share
BYThomas NewdickSep 7, 2020ShareIndia Claims To Have Successfully Tested A Hypersonic Scramjet Powered VehicleDetails surrounding the test remain limited, but if it was successful as claimed, it formally marks India’s entrance into the hypersonic weapons race. BYThomas NewdickSep 7, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020ShareArmy Shows First-Ever Footage Of New Hypersonic Missile In Flight And ImpactingThe Army and Navy are jointly developing the weapon, which is set to be both services’ first-ever operational hypersonic missile. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 4, 2020Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2020ShareHere’s All The Ridiculous Military Pork Baked Into The Proposed COVID-19 BillThe draft $1 trillion spending package includes money for F-35s, warships, missile defense projects, and much more. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJul 28, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020ShareHere’s How Hypersonic Weapons Could Completely Change the Face of WarfareMissiles and aircraft zipping around at Mach five and above could dramatically change how military forces attack and defend. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 5, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020SharePentagon Has Tested A Suicide Drone That Gets To Its Target Area At Hypersonic SpeedThe system would allow a drone to be delivered to a defended target far away in a matter of minutes, where it could then hunt down its target. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 8, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 6, 2020ShareThe Navy’s Arleigh Burke Class Destroyers To Be Armed With Hypersonic Weapon InterceptorsSome of these ships are already configured for ballistic missile defense and the Navy expects to forward deploy more of them to Europe soon. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 6, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020ShareAir Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship WeaponsThe US military sees the ability to reach out with airpower and take out enemy ships as increasingly critical to beating a major adversary. BYJoseph TrevithickMar 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020SharePhotos Surface Of The Army’s Crazy 1,000 Mile Range Supergun Concept: Here’s What We KnowThe Army says the super-long-range cannon could help engage targets deep inside hostile territory and blow apart an opponent’s defenses. BYJoseph TrevithickFeb 25, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2020ShareStratolaunch Was Crafting Hypersonic Vehicles Before Its Official Pivot To High-Speed TestingThis past work is more relevant than ever now that the company says it is switching from focusing on space launches to hypersonic testing services. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 21, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2019ShareNew Owner Of Stratolaunch And World’s Largest Plane To Refocus On Hypersonic TestingNew ownership has led to a shift in focus at what the late Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen had first envisioned as a space launch company. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019ShareF-35 Cueing Artillery To Take Out Air Defense Site During Test Is A Glimpse Of The FutureWith new faster, longer-range weapons, artillery units will provide tactical aircraft an unlimited magazine for which to kick down the enemy’s door. BYJoseph TrevithickDec 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019ShareU.S. Inspectors Have Examined Russia’s Imminently Operational Hypersonic MissileThe U.S. government sent officials to Russia to inspect the weapon system under the terms of a strategic arms control deal. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 26, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickNov 8, 2019SharePutin Names Ships, Subs That Will Get Shadowy Zircon Hypersonic Missile As Test Date ApproachesThe Russian President has also said that the missile will fly at more than nine times the speed of sound and hit targets at sea or on land. BYJoseph TrevithickNov 8, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2019ShareFour Of The Biggest Revelations From China’s Massive 70th Anniversary Military ParadeThe spectacle in Tiananmen Square was full of previously unseen advanced Chinese military developments. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 6, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2019ShareChina Leaks Video Of Mysterious Ground-Launched MissileWhat one can see in a brief video clip suggests that it could be a very-high-speed, long-range weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 27, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019ShareRussia Claims A Grabber Arm Equipped Il-76 Will Launch And Recover Hypersonic VehiclesCertain portions of the concept seem far-fetched, but there may be a role for the less ambitious parts of the system. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 27, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019ShareAir Force Reveals Tests Of Supposed Record-Setting Scramjet Engine From Northrop GrummanThe new design produced more thrust than any other air-breathing hypersonic engine the Air Force has ever tested, at least publicly. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareChina Shows Off Hypersonic Vehicle Test Model After US Navy Weapon TestBoth countries are steadily working toward operational designs for this revolutionary class of high-speed weapons. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareThe United States and Australia Quietly Test Hypersonic MissilesWhile the latest tests gather scientific data, the USAF is looking for companies could build an actual weapon. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareNorthrop And Raytheon Have Been Secretly Working On Scramjet Powered Hypersonic MissileThe weapon, which uses an entirely 3D-printed scramjet engine, is set to fly for the first time in “the near future.” BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019ShareThe B-52 Looks Set To Become The USAF’s Hypersonic Weapons Truck Of ChoiceThe rise of hypersonic weapons gives the bombers a new and highly critical mission that no other U.S. combat aircraft is as well suited to perform. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 18, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019ShareBehold The First Flight Of A B-52 Bomber Carrying The AGM-183A Hypersonic MissileThe photographs from the first-ever flight test of the weapon offer the first look at its overall design. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 17, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2019ShareB-52 Bomber Flies For The First Time With New Hypersonic Missile Under Its WingThe AGM-183A is one of at least three hypersonic weapons the Air Force wants to add to the bomber’s arsenal in the coming years. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 13, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019ShareRussia Says Its Own New Weapons Are Exempt After Accusing U.S. Of Violating Nuclear Arms DealThe Kremlin may be looking to improve its negotiating position as the two countries debate extending the New START treaty. BYJoseph TrevithickJan 16, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018ShareAmerican Hypersonic Weapons Could Shower Their Targets In Deadly FragmentsWith advanced fragmentation warheads, the fast-flying weapons could destroy a group of disparate targets types arrayed over a finite area. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 31, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2018ShareJapan Is Taking A Two-Step Approach To Fielding Its First Operational Hypersonic WeaponsThe Japanese are rushing to develop the weapons amid concerns about increasing Chinese encroachment on their territorial claims. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 18, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018ShareUSAF, Army, and Navy Join Forces To Field America’s First Operational Hypersonic WeaponConcerns about Russian and Chinese threats have pushed the services to work together to try to get the weapon operational in two years. BYJoseph TrevithickOct 11, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018ShareVideo Appears To Show China Testing Hypersonic Glide Vehicles Via High Altitude BalloonThe payload adapter on the balloon contains shapes that match the hypersonic glide vehicle configurations China has shown off in the past. BYTyler RogowaySep 21, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayAug 31, 2018ShareAir Force Puts Out Contract Opportunity Announcement For Literally Anything HypersonicThe USAF is swinging the door open for contractors big and small to potentially get a piece of the rapidly growing hypersonic weapons pie. BYTyler RogowayAug 31, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2016ShareAir Force Eyes Air-Breathing, Rocket-Plane MothershipA UK company famous for exotic engine designs and spaceplane concepts might be getting into bed with the Air Force Research Laboratory. BYTyler RogowaySep 29, 2016Share