On the eve of International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS 2019, the Russian aircraft industry is looking for ways to boost production, including exports.

With much hypersonic defense work focused on boosted glide vehicles, a U.S. Air Force scramjet test shows air-breathing technology is quickly closing the gap.

The two Koreas are both making strides in ballistic missile technology. The latest North Korean weapon looks similar to, but larger than, South Korea’s KTSSM.

Eurofighters are benefiting from upgrades provided through national, multinational and industrial approaches.

After 10 years, Russia has purchased 98 upgraded Mi-28NM helicopters.

Cowen & Co. analysts think offensive hypersonics alone could be $1.5-3 billion a year by the mid-2020s.

Precooler-equipped jet engines could achieve higher performance and be less dependent on costly exotic materials.

The U.S. is stepping up work on defending against hypersonic missile even as its pursues several, seemingly competing high-speed strike weapon programs. Defense editor Steve Trimble and senior editor Guy Norris, talking with technology editor Graham Warwick, dig deep into what we do and don’t know about what the Pentagon is up to in the rapidly evolving field of offensive and defensive hypersonics.