Key Points and Summary – The X-51 Waverider’s 2013 flight—air-launched from a B-52 and accelerating to Mach 5.1—remains the longest air-breathing hypersonic run on record and a pivot point for U.S.

A, an unmanned scramjet testbed, set the world record for an air-breathing aircraft by hitting Mach 9.6 in 2004. -Launched ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, dressed in a military uniform, announced on Oct. 26, that Russia had successfully tested a nuclear-powered missile. If true, such a weapon could provide Russia with a ...

The Global Hypersonic Weapons Market Size was valued at USD 6.8 billion in 2023 and is estimated to reach USD 14.5 billion by ...

Just a couple of decades ago, aviation had some rules. If you wanted to fly fast within the atmosphere, you used a jet engine. The champion here was the SR-71 Blackbird, designed by Lockheed Martin, ...

The United States is far behind Russia and China on hypersonic weapons development—and is working with international partners in an attempt to close the gap.

India’s defence electronics moves from labs to battlefields as DRDO pioneers indigenous radars, seekers, EW, and directed-energy systems.

Dr M Raghavendra Rao, a distinguished scientist with extensive experience in missile propulsion technologies, has been appointed Director of the Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), Hyderabad. ASL plays ...

Ankathi Raju has been appointed director of the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), while Dr M. Raghavendra Rao has been named director of the Advanced Systems Laboratory ...

Dr M Raghavendra Rao, Outstanding Scientist, has been appointed and assumed charge as Director, Advanced Systems Laboratory (ASL), here.