Hypersonic Strike Aircraft Capability Is Part Of The Air Force’s Shadowy Project Mayhem
The Air Force wants this hypersonic platform to be able to carry out strike and intelligence-gathering missions with one of three different payloads.
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Air Force’s Mayhem Project Tied To Hypersonic Engines For Planes Such As The SR-72
The service wants these hypersonic demonstrators to have advanced air-breathing jet engines at their core.
F-15EX Fighters To Get General Electric Engines Under Urgent Purchase By Air Force
The service still plans to hold an open competition to formally decide on what engine will power the bulk of the jets.
What We Know About A Reported Radiation Leak In Russia After A Missile Engine Exploded (Updated)
The Russian Ministry of Defense has rejected reports of a brief spike in ambient radiation after an explosion and subsequent fire killed at least two individuals at a military test site near the White Sea. The incident killed two people and follows a spate of serious accidents within the Russian military and the country’s defense industrial sector.
Air Force Reveals Tests Of Supposed Record-Setting Scramjet Engine From Northrop Grumman
The Air Force recently broke the record for the highest thrust producing air-breathing hypersonic engine the service has ever tested in its history, at least that we know about. Northrop Grumman built the scramjet engine for the Air Force Research Laboratory and its development comes amid a general renaissance in all things hypersonic across the U.S. military.
Russia Uses These Crazy Antique Jet Engine-Equipped Trucks To Blast Away Chemical Agents
The system features the same turbojet that powered the MiG-15, the Soviet Union’s first successful swept-wing jet fighter.
It’s No Surprise India Finally Ditched Its Stealth Fighter Program With Russia
With the project effectively dead, the future of both India’s stealth fighter plans and Russia’s Su-57 are in limbo.
India Might Finally Terminate Their Stealth Fighter Program With Russia
With geopolitical winds shifting in Asia, could New Delhi’s turn away from Moscow for its high end fighter project lead to an Indian F-35 fleet?