Hypersonic flight testing for the U.S. Air Force is off to a rough start.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Aug. 1 that an Iranian unmanned air vehicle (UAV) attacked an Israeli-managed oil tanker in the…

The single-stage booster separated from the Boeing B-52 on the second test but failed to ignite over the Point Mugu Sea Range off the California coast. 

An exchange during a think-tank event in Washington on July 29 may offer an explanation for the absence of a promised U.S. Air Force hypersonic flight test in July. 

The U.S. Air Force has retired the first Kratos XQ-58A to become a new exhibit at the National Museum of the Air Force after the pioneering unmanned aircraft system logged a total of four flight hours on three flights in 2019.

Lawmakers will consider draft legislation that would give the Pentagon a way to allow the Missile Defense Agency to develop laser technology to counter ballistic and hypersonic missiles.

A new think-tank formally introduced on July 26 by the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) will seek to bring industry’s voice to help…

“Based on initial observations, one target was successfully intercepted. At this time, we cannot confirm the second target was destroyed,” MDA said.