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 ...

Can you imagine flying from New York to Los Angeles in less than 15 minutes? Although it seems incredible, there is an aircraft capable of this feat: meet ...

Raytheon and Northrop Grumman are teaming to accelerate air-breathing hypersonic vehicle development. The companies will partner on DARPA's Hypersonic Air-Breathing Weapon Concept. (Raytheon) LE ...

NASA's unmanned X-43A "scramjet" broke the aircraft speed record for the second time this year yesterday, streaking flawlessly across clear blue Pacific skies at nearly 10 times the speed of sound to ...

A small group of Australian scientists made aviation history July 30 with the successful atmospheric test of a supersonic air-breathing engine in flight. Working with a budget most big science ...

"What do we want to do with this technology? We want to weaponize it." The US Air Force told Military.com it's planning to build on the X-51A WaveRider's "scramjet" (supersonic ramjet) trials to ...

Hypersonic missiles are weapons capable of traveling at speeds of Mach 5 and beyond. The U.S. Air Force successfully tested and concluded its Hypersonic Airbreathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) missile, a ...

And sooner than you think, it could be coming to an airport near you. What exactly is a scramjet? Short for "supersonic combustion ramjet," a scramjet is, at its core, an engine technology aimed at ...

It's time to redefine the definition of fast. A Boeing 747? Too slow. The SR-71 Blackbird? Yawn. A scramjet hurtling at Mach 10, or 11,000 km/h (6,800 mph)? Now that's cooking with supersonically ...

In a wind tunnel in Hampton, Virginia , on the 30th of May this year, a new kind of cruise missile engine, called a scramjet, was fired up. Just like any other cruise missile engine, it used ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Born in the spy-vs.-spy cauldron of the Cold War, the iconic SR-71 ...

This experimental scramjet vehicle can be yours...with enough cash. On Tuesday, June 23, one lucky bidder could take take home a Russian experimental vehicle built to test a scramjet engine in the ...