Boom Supersonic, a company working to develop passenger aircraft capable of traveling faster than the speed of sound, announced that its planes will be able to fly at supersonic speeds without the ...

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Hermeus successfully flew its latest Quarterhorse aircraft, marking the company’s second first flight in less than a year. The flight kicks off a test campaign that will see the unmanned aircraft ...

Faster planes require more fuel, and alternatives may not be the climate solution the industry hopes for. Boom Supersonic broke the sound barrier in a test flight of its XB-1 jet last week, marking an ...

A small, dart-shaped aircraft screamed across the Mojave Desert in early 2025 at nearly the speed of sound, and the company that built it says the next step is punching through. Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 ...

When the experimental XB-1 aircraft broke the sound barrier three times during its first supersonic flight on 28 January, it did not produce a sonic boom audible from the ground, according to US ...

Kratos Defense will utilize the Hermeus high-speed Quarterhorse aircraft as part of its support work for the U.S. Navy and Missile Defense Agency’s Multi-Service Advanced Capabilities Hypersonic ...

Supersonic air travel is great if you want to get somewhere quickly. Indeed, the Concorde could rush you from New York to London in less than three and a half hours, over twice as fast as a ...

Supersonic flight and its visions of high-speed thrills, intense pressure changes, and dramatic sonic booms have persisted across pop culture for decades now. But is it legit? While the idea of ...