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NASA’s X-43A Scramjet Almost Hit Mach 10 But Got the Hypersonic ‘Axe’

A’s Legacy Go Operational? -In 2004, NASA’s X-43A set the air-breathing speed record at Mach 9.6, validating scramjet combustion but only for 10 seconds before gliding to splashdown. -The demo ended ...
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Mach 9.6 in Seconds: The Scramjet Leap That Stopped Short

Breaking Mach 9.6 with an air-breathing engine wasn’t just a speed stunt. It confirmed that scramjets can operate where rockets once had the field to themselves,” said Harry J. Kazianis, citing the ...
SpaceNews

Former U.S. defense officials urge Pentagon to scale up hypersonic weapons to match China, Russia

WASHINGTON — A group of former senior U.S. defense officials is urging the Pentagon to dramatically expand investment in ...

U.S. Issued Hypersonic Weapons Warning

A “battlefield asymmetry” is developing between the United States and Russia and China, a new report has found.
El Adelantado de Segovia

Confirmed by NASA – X-43A became the world’s fastest atmospheric combustion-engine air vehicle

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 ...
New Atlas

Quarterhorse Mark 1 takes to the air in race for commercial hypersonic

Hermeus seems dead keen on fast-tracking its way to hypersonic passenger flight. Its uncrewed subsonic Quarterhorse Mark 1 prototype has completed its maiden flight in the skies over Edwards Air Force ...