Air combat is racing toward a tipping point where speed, data and exotic physics matter more than radar cross section alone.

Germany has awarded Polaris Spaceplanes a contract to develop and flight test a two-stage ...

Wave Motion co-founders James Penna and Finn van Donkelaar show off their company’s Jet Gun prototype and test projectiles in the back of a box truck parked at Seattle’s Pioneer Square. (GeekWire ...

Traveling at 5-times the speed of sound, skipping off the boundary of the upper atmosphere and descending upon enemy targets with unprecedented speed, emerging hypersonic weapons promise to massively ...

"Hypersonic" refers to speeds over Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound. That's approximately 3,800 miles per hour, a pace that could take you all the way around the equator in less time than it ...

The military portal Defense Express, the HYTEV is to be built by Bremen-based startup Polaris Raumflugzeuge, which was ...

Hypersonic fight start-up Hermeus is advancing production of its first supersonic-capable aircraft. The company has released images of the Quarterhorse Mk 2 prototype progressing through assembly, ...

Polaris will build a two-stage, horizontal take-off and fully reusable hypersonic research vehicle, featuring a linear aerospike rocket engine. German company Polaris Spaceplanes announced on Jan. 27, ...

Pentagon tests weapon designed to "quickly destroy" global targets within hours. Nov. 17, 2011 — -- Should President Obama want to strike any target in the world from the homeland in just a ...

Hypersonic jet WaveRider is being prepared for a second test flight as it seeks to reach Mach 6. Engineers working on the project hope the plane can reach speeds of more than 4,300mph over the Pacific ...

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The aerospace company Polaris is building an unmanned hypersonic aircraft for the Bundeswehr. It is to be delivered in 2027.