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The Mach 6 SR-72 Darkstar May Never Fly

This analysis debates the U.S. Air Force’s need for the secretive, Mach 6+ SR-72 hypersonic aircraft. -Proponents laud its ...
Towards the process of attaining hypersonic speed, India had successfully tested the Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV) by integrating scramjet engine technology.
Traditional supersonic missiles like the BrahMos travel at around Mach 3 (3 times the speed of sound). Hypersonic weapons, by ...
Leaked images from a recent military parade rehearsal revealed China's first air-breathing hypersonic missile, the YJ-19, ...
Aerojet Rocketdyne has continued to improve the aerothermal performance, affordability, scalability and rapid manufacturability of scramjet engines to meet emerging needs for hypersonic missile ...
The air-breathing weapon’s expected appearance at the WWII commemorative parade will be a global public debut for the ...
India has fired up a domestically developed scramjet engine as part of its pursuit of hypersonic missiles. The Hyderabad-based Defense Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL) ran an active-cooled ...
NPR's Madeleine Brand gets the word from Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Science Friday, about the new super-fast "scramjet" currently undergoing tests at NASA.
China's military parade displayed AI-powered drones, lasers, hypersonic and nuclear missiles, showing how science and ...
Following Operation Sindoor against Pakistan, the Indian government has launched a comprehensive 15-year defense ...
YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile is reviewed at China's V-Day military parade on September 3, 2025. Photo: Screenshot from ...