Hypersonic weapons are in the spotlight. Here’s how they work, why they matter, and what current programs in Russia, China, ...

The Air Force may move forward with both the Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon and the Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile, officials said. (Giancarlo Casem/U.S. Air Force) The Air Force wants to revive ...

The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s (AFRL) plans for a High-Speed Strike Weapon (HSSW) demonstration program to follow on from hypersonic flights of the Boeing X-51A WaveRider scramjet ...

The Air Force is resurrecting its boost-glide missile program—an effort first launched to much fanfare in August 2018, only to see mixed results in testing and ultimately lose support from service ...

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(CNN) -- The US Air Force carried out a successful test of its troubled hypersonic missile over the weekend, one month after announcing the program had suffered delays because of "recent flight test ...

WASHINGTON — NASA and the United States Air Force are looking for university and industry partners as they work to advance hypersonic research. NASA’s Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate in ...

Raytheon Technologies Corp.’s missile and defense division has received the go-ahead from the Air Force to move beyond the prototype phase and continue development of a new hypersonic cruise missile ...

The North American X-15 did more than set records; it quietly redrew the map of what a piloted aircraft could survive at the ...

The Japan Self-Defense Force recently tested the deployment of a developing hypersonic missile system that is designed to defend Tokyo’s islands from foreign warships. The Acquisition, Technology and ...

The Air Force wants to revive its shelved AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW, hypersonic program - and perhaps move it into the procurement phase. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David ...