US Air Force Announces Another Failed Test For The Mach 6 X-51A
Forgive our overzealousness, because just two days from when we first covered the hypersonic jet X-51A WaveRider – a craft capable, in theory, of reaching speeds of five times the speed of sound – the US Air Force has revealed that its latest test has ended in unceremonious failure.
DARPA tests hypersonic weapon prototype
Not even Tom Clancy could write about weapon prototypes like this. The US Army completed testing of its hypersonic weapon yesterday: a test projectile based on DARPA technology, that travelled 2,400 miles in minutes.