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Almost Mach 10 X-43A ‘Hypersonic Scramjet’ Has a Message For Every Air Force

-NASA’s X-43A was a black, wedge-shaped test vehicle that did something once thought impossible: it proved an air-breathing scramjet could fly at hypersonic speeds, reaching Mach 7 and then Mach 9.6 ...
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NASA hit Mach 9.6, then America let the record stall

No air-breathing aircraft has beaten NASA’s 2004 X-43A speed record. That detail remains notable in light of the small size, ...
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Air Force aims to attract interest in bringing wind tunnel back online for hypersonic testing

The Air Force may revive a shuttered wind tunnel to test hypersonic systems in realistic atmospheric conditions, according to a recent offer published on the government contracting site. The service’s ...

OTD in Space – June 8: X-15 Makes First Glide Flight

On June 8, 1959, NASA's rocket-powered X-15 experimental plane made its first glide flight. [‘On This Day in Space’ Video ...
Morningstar

The Pentagon Has Decided It Has a Hypersonic Problem — and the Process Discipline to Solve It Is Coming Out of the Commercial Sector

Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc. Defense primes are reporting record backlogs, raised guidance, and accelerating missile and hypersonic program ramps. Capacity, not contracts, is now the ...
The Aviationist

USAF Revives AGM-183 ARRW Hypersonic Missile with $345 Million Budget Request

The Air Force is looking to bring back the AGM-183 ARRW with $1 billion in funding until FY2030, while also beginning to work on an Air-Launched Ballistic Program (ALBM) derived from the ARRW. The U.S ...