UDRI performs Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling of hypersonic flows in order to better guide the design process. CFD allows iteration and flexibility within a given design space, thus ...

Hypersonic developer Stratolaunch has received a substantial US government contract to expand testing of its reusable Talon-A prototype, including testing related to missile-defence initiatives.

The deal was possible thanks to the fact that both companies have the same modus operandi: they launch (or launched in the case of Virgin) their vehicles to either space of to hypersonic speeds ...

Stratolaunch is upgrading its 747 carrier platform to support test flights of its hypersonic Talon-A vehicle. (Stratolaunch) Stratolaunch, a California-based firm building a reusable hypersonic ...

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 ...

Hypersonic missiles, which travel more than 5 times faster than sound and can change direction, are much harder to intercept. Only China, Russia and the US are currently thought to have this ...