Too Fast to Stop? Hypersonic Missiles Move Closer to Reality
Modern air and missile defense systems are becoming increasingly effective at intercepting conventional threats. This has created a growing challenge for long-range strike capabilities,...
Throttle, Restart, Strike: A New Kind of Hypersonic Missile
As hypersonic weapons move from demonstration programs toward operational deployment, a central challenge has emerged: how to produce them quickly and affordably at scale....
How Sensors Could Unlock Speed in Stealth Bombers
Stealth aircraft designers have long faced a hard tradeoff. Flying-wing bombers offer excellent range, efficiency, and low radar visibility, but they pay a price...
The Hypersonic Vehicle Built Almost Entirely by Printer
Developing vehicles that can travel at hypersonic speeds—Mach 5 and above—poses extreme engineering challenges. At such velocities, airframes are subjected to intense vibration, aerodynamic...
When Stealth Meets Hypersonic Strike at Sea
Modern naval forces are under growing pressure to project power while remaining difficult to detect. As long-range precision weapons become more widespread, large surface...
The Engine That Could Push Hypersonic Missiles Even Farther
Hypersonic weapons promise unmatched speed and reach, but they are held back by a fundamental engineering problem: propulsion efficiency. Flying faster than Mach 5...
The Physics Break That Could Change How Armor Is Built
For decades, engineers have relied on a simple rule when designing stronger metals: make the grains smaller, and the material becomes harder and more...
No Longer Just Science Fiction: Fighter Jets Start Reaching for Space
Air dominance is becoming harder to achieve as battlefields extend upward and outward, blurring the line between atmosphere and space. Traditional fighter jets are...
The Jet That Was Built for Long Hauls and High Stakes
Long-range flights place heavy demands on both aircraft and passengers. Business jets are expected to link distant city pairs efficiently, operate from varied airports,...
New Hypersonic Weapon Shrinks Global Strike Timelines from Hours to Minutes
Modern militaries face a growing challenge in striking high-value targets that are both well-defended and highly mobile. Traditional cruise and ballistic missiles offer range...
A Budget Hypersonic Missile With Big Strategic Implications
Modern air- and missile-defense systems face a growing imbalance: interceptors are becoming increasingly expensive, while offensive weapons—especially drones and guided munitions—are rapidly decreasing in...
The Missile That Turns Speed and Angle Into a Naval Weapon
Modern naval forces are increasingly challenged by the limits of traditional missile defense. Ship-based interceptors and radar systems were largely designed to counter predictable...
Low-Cost Hypersonic Missile Could Change the Game
Hypersonic weapons have traditionally been associated with long development cycles, specialized materials, and extremely high production costs. These factors have limited their deployment and...
A New Kind of Jet Could Change Air Superiority
Building an aircraft that can fly several times faster than sound has always been one of aviation’s hardest engineering challenges. At hypersonic speeds, temperatures...
Hypersonic Railgun Tests Show a New Kind of Naval Firepower
Defending large ocean areas has become increasingly difficult as navies invest in long-range missiles, swarming drones, and fast-moving vessels. Traditional ship-based weapons face two...
$12M Investment Powers Next-Gen Hypersonic Testing for Defense and Space
The next generation of aircraft and space systems requires the ability to conduct tests at extremely high speeds — yet today, the industry is...
Designing Hypersonic Aircraft May Be Simpler Than Expected
A new study offers a surprising insight into the future of hypersonic flight, claiming that the design principles behind today’s aircraft may still apply,...
New Adaptive Cycle Engine Reaches Mach 4 Efficiency
Chinese researchers have unveiled a new adaptive cycle engine (ACE) capable of operating efficiently from takeoff to speeds approaching Mach 4, potentially setting a...
Morphing Hypersonic Technology Could Redefine High-Speed Flight
Chinese aerospace researchers have announced a new development in hypersonic flight: a prototype vehicle able to alter its aerodynamic shape while travelling at speeds...
Researchers Use 3D Printing to Push the Boundaries of Hypersonic Flight
Researchers at the University of Arizona College of Engineering are working on the development of hypersonic vehicles, with a focus on creating new technologies...
Join the Innovation Competition at the Global Defense Tech Summit 2025...
Calling all defense-tech startups! Don’t miss out on the exciting opportunity to participate in the Defense-Tech Startup Competition at the Global Defense Tech Summit...
“Dark Eagle” Hypersonic Weapon Set for Deployment in 2025
After years of delays and technical setbacks, the U.S. Army is preparing to operationalize its highly anticipated "Dark Eagle" long-range hypersonic weapon (LRHW) by...
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The Battlefield Vehicle of the Future May Drive Itself
Modern military ground operations are increasingly moving toward autonomous systems capable of operating in contested environments with reduced risk to personnel. However, developing military...
