China's new software simulates scramjet physics in one week versus years, marking high-fidelity leap in hypersonic engine research Chinese scientists have developed revolutionary software capable of ...

The Defense Innovation Unit achieved a successful suborbital launch of a hypersonic test platform that demonstrated sustained ...

Key Points and Summary - NASA's X-43A, an unmanned scramjet testbed, set the world record for an air-breathing aircraft by hitting Mach 9.6 in 2004. -Launched from a B-52 and boosted by a Pegasus ...

Supersonic combustion and scramjet engine dynamics represent a frontier in aerospace propulsion, offering a pathway to ultra‐high-speed flight through the efficient combustion of fuel in a supersonic ...

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The HACM (Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile) is becoming a "game-changing weapon" for the US Air Force, with its terrifying Mach 8 speed, range exceeding 1,900 km, and advanced scramjet engine, making ...

Liftoff of the "That's Not a Knife" suborbital mission occurred at 7 p.m. ET on Friday (Feb. 27). When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Launch of the next hypersonic flight experiment under a U.S.-Australian joint program has been scheduled for May 1, from Kauai, Hawaii, carrying a supersonic-combustion ramjet ...

An Australian-made hypersonic vehicle completed its first flight late on Feb. 27, propelled to Mach 5-plus speeds by a Rocket Lab HASTE rocket from Wallops Island, Virginia. The scramjet-powered, ...

Australia’s reusable hypersonic engine program could have ramifications well beyond the military sector. Australia continues breaking new ground with its hypersonic weapons program. This time, ...