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Michigan AI code cracks Mach 5 turbulence to stop hypersonic airframes from melting

After ten years of relentless research and experimentation, scientists have made major strides in ...
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The Pentagon will fire at a live hypersonic missile flying up the US East Coast next year — its first intercept attempt ever

Sometime in the fiscal year that begins October 2027, the Missile Defense Agency plans to launch an interceptor at a live ...
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Defense contractor successfully launches, recovers hypersonic flight in test

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Stratolaunch Talon-A hypersonic vehicle recently launched from the twin-fuselage Roc carrier aircraft, flew over the Pacific ...
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Is there a hypersonic test flight in California? What to know about Stratolaunch

Could a hypersonic vehicle take flight this weekend in the deserts of Southeastern California? It appears Stratolaunch, an aerospace company based in Mojave about 100 miles north of Los Angeles, is ...
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Cracking the code of hypersonic flight: A decade of experiments maps turbulent physics of ultra-fast travel

From the heartbreak of an early flight failure to a resounding triumph over the Norwegian Sea, the Boundary Layer Transition ...
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Missile Defense Agency satellites track first hypersonic launch

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Defense Department’s advanced missile tracking satellites logged their first views of a hypersonic flight test this week, ...
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Hypersonic missile-killing space defense system to be tested by 2027, US MDA plans

The US Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is advancing a new initiative to demonstrate the ...
IFLScience

Hypersonic Rocket Plane Successfully Performs Second Test, Soaring Past Mach 5

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...
New Atlas

World's first rotating detonation rocket engine flight ... maybe

Such engines could help propel future hypersonic vehicles. The May 14, 2025 Venus Aerospace test flight took place at Spaceport America next to the White Sand Missile Range in New Mexico and may be ...
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Mysterious Hypersonic Vehicle Named After the Greek Furies Makes First Successful Flight

There are so many organizations and people working to advance hypersonic technologies these days that it's becoming increasingly hard to keep track of them all. And even if you can keep track, the ...
Interesting Engineering

Leidos to streamline hypersonic weapon joint program for US Army and Navy

The US Army`s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW) also known as Dark Eagle and the US Navy`s Intermediate-Range Conventional ...
The Next Web

Rocket plane blasts through sound barrier on route to hypersonic flight

Dawn Aerospace has flown its rocket-powered aircraft past the speed of sound, the latest milestone on its path to its first commercial flights. During the test, which took place on New Zealand’s South ...