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Sea-based hypersonic missile launch system clears key test as US reveals secret launch
The Department of Defense (DoD) on Friday revealed that the missile launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in ...
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China’s New MD-19 Hypersonic Drone is a Nightmare for U.S. Air Defense
The MD-19 could become the testbed for a bevy of new technological innovations—at a time when the Americans are still ...
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Simulations and diagnostics shed light on complex physics of hypersonic flight
The Hypersonics Lab's work at Digital Futures has examined how changing surface dynamics alters the fundamental physics of ...
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Ursa Major wins $28.5 million Air Force contract to flight-test Draper engine for hypersonic use
WASHINGTON — Rocket propulsion startup Ursa Major Technologies has secured a $28.5 million contract from the U.S. Air Force ...
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Weapons of war are launching from Cape Canaveral for the first time since 1988
The US military launched a long-range hypersonic missile Friday morning from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on a test flight that, if successful, could pave the way for the weapon's ...