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The Houthis painted the word "hypersonic" on the new ballistic missile they fired at Israel, which says it's just a regular missile
The Houthis said their new missile flew more than 1,200 miles in roughly 11 minutes and 30 seconds,…
Jake Epstein
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The US is upgrading its fighter fleets in Japan, boosting its Pacific airpower with the newest jets
The Pentagon announced the fighter jet overhaul on Wednesday, which includes transferring dozens of…
Chris Panella
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A European jet startup wants to fly people from New York to London in 90 minutes using a hypersonic jet. See what the plane could look like.
Nevertheless, that hasn't stopped several aerospace startups from coming up with new and environmen…
Taylor Rains,Pete Syme
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Russia's Kinzhals are frustrating Chinese analysts who want to find out how Beijing's hypersonic missiles might stack up against US battlefield defenses
"The accuracy is unsatisfactory," one analyst wrote. China has been watching the Kinzhal keenly as …
Matthew Loh
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An aerospace startup just won a contract to develop an Air Force One jet that can travel at Mach 5. Here's an early look at the engine that could rocket from New York to Paris in 90 minutes.
Hermeus, a startup backed by venture capital, won a contract to develop an Air Force One plane that…
David Slotnick
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Chinese military beefs up coastal forces as it prepares for possible invasion of Taiwan
The People’s Liberation Army has been upgrading its missile bases, and one Beijing-based military …
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Trump reveals new details about the mysterious 'super duper missile' in West Point graduation speech
Trump first mentioned the "super duper missile" last month, and on Saturday, he appeared to offer n…
Ryan Pickrell
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A Russian claiming to hold secrets about advanced bomber jets turned up at the US southern border seeking asylum: report
The man said he worked on Russia's Tu-160 attack jets, considered the most advanced strategic bombe…
Sinéad Baker
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Boeing unveils conceptual hypersonic jet design to replace the SR-71 Blackbird
The "airplane concept and associated technology are targeted for a hypersonic ISR (reconnaissance)/…
Daniel Brown
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Only 3 countries have managed to build 5th-generation fighters, but nearly a dozen are already working on 6th-gen jets
It's still not clear what sixth-generation fighter jets will look like or be able to do, but severa…
Benjamin Brimelow
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The US Air Force is looking for new aerial targets to 'replicate' threats from Russia's and China's best fighter jets
The US Air Force wants a next-generation target drone that resembles a fifth-generation fighter and…
Michael Peck
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Los Angeles to Tokyo in an hour - a Texas startup is building a Mach 12 hypersonic plane that could dramatically reduce travel times
Venus Aerospace, a Houston startup, said it was building a Mach 12 hypersonic aircraft capable of t…
Kevin Shalvey
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The Indian Air Force is ready for a two-front war, says Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria
Amid rising tensions with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and Pakistan’s repeated ceas…
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The Boom Overture jet is vying to become the first supersonic Air Force One — here's an early look
Aerospace startup Boom Supersonic won a contract to develop a supersonic jet for US government exec…
David Slotnick
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Virgin Galactic just revealed a new supersonic passenger jet planned with Rolls-Royce, which used to make Concorde jet engines
Virgin Galactic, founded by Richard Branson, has until now largely focused its efforts on designing…
Dave Mosher
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China now has the world's 3rd-largest aviation force. Here are the combat jets it's using to catch up with the West.
China's air force and navy now field roughly 2,250 dedicated combat aircraft, and it's "rapidly cat…
Benjamin Brimelow
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Photos show how SpaceX's first civilian crew trained by climbing Mount Rainier and flying jets. They launch Wednesday.
The Inspiration4 crew has climbed Mount Rainier and endured a 30-hour simulation inside a Crew Drag…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Hypersonic weapons can make virtually all missile defenses useless - and destabilize the world order
Current missiles can be intercepted because their flight paths are determined by momentum and gravi…
Ben Brimelow
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Russia says its Su-57 stealth fighter will be armed with deadly hypersonic missiles that can defeat all US defenses
Moscow claims that the new Kh-47M2, or Kinzhal, air-launched hypersonic missile can hit speeds of u…
Daniel Brown
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DARPA just announced it's one step closer to building a hypersonic space plane
The XS-1 program envisions a fully reusable unmanned vehicle, roughly the size of a business jet, w…