A B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the 419th Flight Test Squadron takes off from Edwards Air Force Base, California, in August 2020. The aircraft conducted a captive-carry flight test of the AGM-183A ...
WASHINGTON, March 11 (Reuters) - Castelion, a startup trying to build a hypersonic weapon for the Pentagon, tested its system for the first time, it told Reuters on Monday, as a growing group of small ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Vikram Mittal is a contributor who covers aerospace and defense. In this photo taken from video provided by the Russian Defense ...
A live AGM-183 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon was photographed on a B-52H currently stationed at Andersen AFB for a Bomber Task Force deployment. The U.S. Air Force just published some really ...
The nation's hypersonic weapons have been boosted by a $756 million U.S. Army contract for additional capabilities to a missile designed to travel at least five times the speed of sound. Army chiefs ...
The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons—maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5—as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since ...
Hypersonic weapons are frequently described as having unique, game-changing capabilities because they combine hypersonic speeds (more than five times the speed of sound, or Mach 5) with long-distance ...
MOJAVE, Calif. – The U.S., Russia and China are in the middle of a hypersonic arms race — and right now, the U.S. is losing. But private companies are stepping up to develop hypersonic tech that ...
Defense manufacturer Castelion has raised $100 million in equity and debt financing. The El Segundo, California-based company said Wednesday it will use the capital to increase prototype testing, ...
ORLANDO, Fla. — A California-based startup led by former SpaceX executives announced Jan. 29 it has raised $100 million to accelerate development of lower-cost hypersonic missiles, marking Silicon ...
China new machine gun: According to reports, China is developing a new and unique weapon that fire numerous rounds of ammunition that will travel at a very high speed, much more than the speed of the ...