Stratolaunch has started construction on a prototype of a Mach 6 vehicle designed to launch from the world’s biggest airplane. Source: https://www.livescience.com/stratolaunch-begins-building-hypersonic-plane-prototype.html
Tag: hypersonic
SpaceX’s First Military Contracts: One-Hour Cargo Deliveries By Rocket and Missile-Tracking Satellites
“The Pentagon is contracting Elon Musk’s SpaceX to develop rockets that can deliver packages anywhere on the planet in under an hour,” reports Vice: One of the things that makes the U.S. military a dominant global fighting force is its ability to move troops, weapons, and supplies quickly to where they’re needed. C-17 transport planes soar across the globe delivering troops…
Trump, Unveiling Space Force Flag, Touts What He Calls New ‘Super-Duper Missile’
The Space Force, the newest military branch, now has an official flag. President Trump unveiled the flag at an Oval Office ceremony Friday where he also signed the 2020 Armed Forces Day Proclamation. NPR reports: The flag design comes from the seal of the Space Force, which was approved by the president in January. It sparked some Star Trek fan outrage…
UFO videos declassified by US Navy
Three videos captured by U.S. Navy pilots show unidentified aircraft flying at hypersonic speeds. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ufos-videos-declassified-navy-release.html
Image: Hypersonic surfing simulation
Simulating the test flight of a hypersonic glider, being developed through the international HEXAFLY-INT collaboration, involving partners across Europe, Russia, Australia and Brazil and supported by the European Commission and ESA. Source: https://phys.org/news/2020-04-image-hypersonic-surfing-simulation.html…
Stratolaunch to launch hypersonic vehicles from world’s biggest airplane
Stratolaunch has found another use for the biggest airplane ever built. Source: https://www.livescience.com/stratolaunch-hypersonic-vehicles-biggest-airplane.html
DARPA’s hypersonic ‘Glide Breaker’ could blast missile threats out of the sky
Aerojet Rocketdyne will develop “enabling technologies” for DARPA’s Glide Breaker program under a newly announced contract, which is worth up to $19.6 million. Source: https://www.livescience.com/darpa-glide-breaker-hypersonic-vehicle-defense.html
Russia’s hypersonic weapon is now operational
According to reports, Russia’s ambitious new Avangard hypersonic weapon system is now up and running. Originally announced by Putin back in March 2018… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/333430/russias-hypersonic-weapon-is-now-operational…
Russia Claims New Missile is 27 Times Faster Than Sound
“A new intercontinental weapon that can fly 27 times the speed of sound became operational Friday, Russia’s defense minister reported to President Vladimir Putin,” according to the Associated Press: Putin has described the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle as a technological breakthrough comparable to the 1957 Soviet launch of the first satellite. The new Russian weapon and a similar system being developed…
Air-breathing engine precooler achieves record-breaking Mach 5 performance
UK company Reaction Engines has tested its innovative precooler at airflow temperature conditions equivalent to Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound. This achievement marks a significant milestone in its ESA-supported development of the air-breathing SABRE engine, paving the way for a revolution in space access and hypersonic flight. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-10-air-breathing-precooler-record-breaking-mach.html…