Innovative Chinese missile breathes air or water for multi-mode attacks

This remarkable anti-ship weapon would run an innovative boron-powered ramjet engine that works in both air and water. Supersonic in the air and supercavitating under the water, it could strike further and faster than any conventional torpedo.Continue … Continue reading Innovative Chinese missile breathes air or water for multi-mode attacks

Northrop Grumman and Boom team up for supersonic military transports

The first of the next generation of civilian supersonic flight is yet to arrive, but military variants are already being considered. Northrop Grumman and Boom Supersonic signed an agreement at the Farnborough International Air Show to develop special q… Continue reading Northrop Grumman and Boom team up for supersonic military transports

NASA tests video screen to replace supersonic X-59’s cockpit window

At the Langley Research Center in Virginia, NASA has completed testing of the eXternal Vision System (XVS) 4K video screen that will take the place of the forward flight deck window for its X-59 Quiet SuperSonic Technology (QueSST) aircraft.Continue Re… Continue reading NASA tests video screen to replace supersonic X-59’s cockpit window

Royal Navy pits AI systems against live supersonic missiles

The Royal Navy has used artificial intelligence to help counter live-fire supersonic missile attacks in sea trials for the first time. Part of the Formidable Shield NATO exercise involving 10 nations, 15 ships, dozens of aircraft, and about 3,300 perso… Continue reading Royal Navy pits AI systems against live supersonic missiles

Supersonic passenger flight suffers setback as Aerion closes shop

Aviation startup Aerion Supersonic is reportedly shutting down operations, ending ambitious plans to bring a supersonic business jet to market later this decade. According to Florida Today, the company has had a hard time funding the productions of its… Continue reading Supersonic passenger flight suffers setback as Aerion closes shop