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Hermeus completes maiden flight of remotely piloted Quarterhorse Mk 1 hypersonic demonstrator

Hermeus flew its Quarterhorse Mk 1 demonstrator for the first time at Edwards AFB on May 21, marking the successful maiden flight of the remotely piloted, reusable hypersonic testbed. The mission, which reached speeds of around 130 kt, advances the company’s goal of achieving near-Mach 5 flights by 2026.

2025-05-27T05:03:57.310218-07:00

Denver Post

Boom Supersonic to Test Symphony Engines at Colorado Site by 2025

2025-04-24T16:17:34.897373-07:00

GeekWire

Radian Aerospace Unveils Reusable Hypersonic Reentry Vehicle for Space Testing

2025-04-29T05:13:34.097902-07:00

Breaking Defense

Ursa Major to Flight-Test Draper Hypersonic Engine, Eyes Rocket Market Entry

2025-05-01T14:26:41.756688-07:00

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Skies Magazine

Maritime Launch and T-Minus Engineering Plan Hypersonic Suborbital Launch from Nova Scotia Maritime Launch Services and T-Minus Engineering will conduct a suborbital hypersonic test mission from Spaceport Nova Scotia later this year, expanding the site’s capabilities for high-speed research and defense payload trials over the Atlantic. The launch marks a key milestone in Canada’s commercial spaceport development.

2025-06-03T06:03:08.304375-07:00

Maritime Launch and T-Minus Engineering Plan Hypersonic Suborbital Launch from Nova Scotia

Aviation Week

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Hermeus completes maiden flight of remotely piloted Quarterhorse Mk 1 hypersonic demonstrator Hermeus flew its Quarterhorse Mk 1 demonstrator for the first time at Edwards AFB on May 21, marking the successful maiden flight of the remotely piloted, reusable hypersonic testbed. The mission, which reached speeds of around 130 kt, advances the company’s goal of achieving near-Mach 5 flights by 2026.

2025-05-27T05:03:57.310218-07:00

Hermeus completes maiden flight of remotely piloted Quarterhorse Mk 1 hypersonic demonstrator

Aviation Week

Stratolaunch shifts to 747-based launch platform after reusable hypersonic test successes Stratolaunch achieved repeat Mach 5+ flights of its autonomous, fully reusable Talon-A2 hypersonic test aircraft, marking first U.S. recoverable hypersonic missions in over five decades, and is now redeploying efforts toward a Boeing 747-based launch platform to accelerate future air-launch operations.

2025-05-14T14:40:03.416405-07:00

Stratolaunch shifts to 747-based launch platform after reusable hypersonic test successes

Washington Post

Venus Aerospace Conducts First US Flight Test of Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine Venus Aerospace flight tested a ground-launched rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) in New Mexico, marking the first US RDRE-powered vehicle flight. The Pentagon sees hypersonics as a national security imperative, and this milestone could lay groundwork for 1-hour transatlantic routes.

2025-05-14T13:07:25.269545-07:00

Venus Aerospace Conducts First US Flight Test of Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine

South China Morning Post

PLA Study Flags Potential for Space-Based Hypersonic Glider Strikes in 30 Minutes A PLA-affiliated research paper claims that China could deploy hypersonic glide vehicles from space-based platforms, enabling strikes on any global target within 30 minutes, challenging current missile defense architectures and underscoring Beijing’s drive for advanced strategic deterrence.

2025-05-08T00:03:05.280334-07:00

PLA Study Flags Potential for Space-Based Hypersonic Glider Strikes in 30 Minutes

Reuters

Pentagon Confirms First Reusable Hypersonic Flights Since 1960s The Defense Department has disclosed that Stratolaunch’s Talon-A2 test vehicle completed milestone reusable hypersonic flights in December 2024 and March 2025, exceeding Mach 5 and landing intact — the first U.S. recoverable hypersonic missions in over five decades.

2025-05-05T10:11:49.092417-07:00

Pentagon Confirms First Reusable Hypersonic Flights Since 1960s

Aviation Week

Stratolaunch’s Talon-A2 breaks Mach 5, meets DoD benchmarks in reusable hypersonic tests Stratolaunch achieved a major hypersonic milestone with its Talon-A2 reusable test vehicle, released from its Roc carrier aircraft over the Pacific and accelerated beyond Mach 5. Both powered flights met Defense Department performance benchmarks within 1%, marking the first repeat recoveries of a reusable hypersonic platform since the 1960s.

2025-05-05T09:26:35.925953-07:00

Stratolaunch’s Talon-A2 breaks Mach 5, meets DoD benchmarks in reusable hypersonic tests

Reuters

U.S. Navy Validates Cold-Gas Launch for Sea-Based Hypersonic Missile On April 25, the U.S. Navy’s Strategic Systems Programs completed an end-to-end flight test at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, validating a cold-gas launch system for its Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic missile. The test marks the first demonstration of sea-based CPS capability and advances path to fielding.

2025-05-02T11:00:05.839927-07:00

U.S. Navy Validates Cold-Gas Launch for Sea-Based Hypersonic Missile

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