A California-based startup pulled off two hypersonic flights of its reusable aircraft, which became the first fully autonomous drone to reach Mach 5 speeds. Stratolaunch’s Talon-A2 completed a series ...

hypersonic has officially unveiled the full line-up for its inaugural festival dates, following a huge teaser campaign over the last week. The EDM-focused one-day festival will take place in Sydney ...

Defense technology leader Kratos has secured a contract for up to $1.45 billion with the Pentagon to develop a hypersonic technology testbed. Announced today, this initiative, known as MACH-TB 2.0, ...

Hypersonic vehicles have become the latest military prestige technology, and the US seems to be lagging its rivals. That could change after the successful flight of an autonomous and reusable ...

Stratolaunch’s Talon-A lands on the runway at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, in December 2024. (Stratolaunch) The Pentagon announced Monday that California-based firm Stratolaunch completed ...

Recent advancements in hypersonic technology have opened up the possibility of aircraft flying at speeds ten times the speed of sound. This development, announced on November 14, 2025, pushes the ...

The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons—maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5—as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since ...

Hypersonic missiles travel at speeds of at least Mach 5, which is about 3,800 mph or nearly 1 mile per second. The science behind how hypersonic weapons work is fascinating, just like their capacity ...