For years, the United States has trailed behind Russia and China in hypersonic weapons. A new engine prototype by Lockheed Martin and General Electric could help it catch up.

The destroyer USS Zumwalt replaced its twin gun systems with new missile tubes for launching hypersonic missiles.

GE and Lockheed ground tested a new air-breathing hypersonic jet engine capable of powering missiles to speeds well in excess ...

The Army has once again missed its own deadline for fielding the first US hypersonic weapon, in a sign that one of the Pentagon’s top priorities is still behind schedule.

A viral story claims US forces used sonic weapons during the Venezuela operation to capture Nicolas Maduro, leaving guards ...

BARCELONA (AP) — Iran is boasting that it has hypersonic missiles and says it already has begun firing the cutting-edge weapons at Israel. There is no evidence that Iran has unleashed the missiles, ...

The aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford successfully completes the third and final scheduled explosive event during testing on Aug. 8, 2021. China has “the world’s leading hypersonic missile arsenal” ...

Speed is paramount in designing missiles, so engineers have worked for years to improve how fast a missile can fly. The goal is to strike a target without warning, so the faster an object, the harder ...

The Russian military said it had fired its hypersonic Oreshnik missile at a target in Ukraine in response to what it ...

Hypersonic vehicles aren't much use if you don't know where they're going, so Northrop Grumman is developing new navigation systems for autonomous craft that can stand up to the rigors of flying at ...

A series of tests have demonstrated the viability of a liquid-fueled rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles, ...