The successor to the Blackbird, called the “Son of Blackbird,” will likely first be developed for unmanned use. If ...

Lockheed Martin’s SR-72 “Son of Blackbird” is designed to replace the iconic SR-71 with a hypersonic, largely unmanned ISR and strike platform capable of speeds above Mach 6. -Powered by a ...

Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK – News) successfully certified its Advanced Propulsion Research Complex (APRC) during a recent direct-connect test of a Variable Flow Ducted Rocket (VFDR) propulsion ...

Today scramjet propulsion is the subject of continued study, as it appears to be one of the most promising methods of powering hypersonic weapons and aircraft. So, you may be surprised to learn that ...

WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman opened the doors to a new hypersonics manufacturing facility, designed to meet U.S. Department of Defense needs for high-speed propulsion systems. The company broke ...

After decades of false starts, America’s leading scramjet engine developers say scramjet-powered hypersonic flight is now within reach. That’s partly thanks to the coming of new 3D printing technology ...

388091 01: FILE PHOTO: An artist's conception of NASA's X-43A Hypersonic Experimental Vehicle, or "Hyper-X" in flight, in an undated photo. The vehicle, developed to flight test a dual-mode ...

LOS ANGELES – A tiny unmanned NASA scramjet soared above the Pacific Ocean Tuesday at nearly 10 times the speed of sound, or almost 7,000 mph, in a successful demonstration of a radical new engine ...

The Air Force Research Laboratory Aerospace Systems Directorate celebrates the 10th anniversary of the X-51A’s longest supersonic combustion ramjet-powered hypersonic flight May 26. The flight, which ...