-Engineered to "ride" its own shockwave for fuel efficiency, the massive bomber was a technological masterpiece. However, its development coincided with the dawn of the "missile age." -The rise of ...

A Boeing F-15 is still quite fast, but not nearly Mach 3, the company’s program manager said on Feb. 23, correcting a previous statement. “Mach 2.497 is what we can get out of the Eagle jet and that’s ...

Key Points and Summary - The North American XB-70 Valkyrie embodied a once-dominant creed: outrun defenses at Mach 3 and 70,000 feet. -The prototype proved the physics—compression-lift wingtips, ...

WALLOPS ISLAND, Va., June 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leidos (LDOS), a Fortune 500® technology, engineering and science solutions and service leader, announced its Dynetics team has successfully ...

Like its predecessor, the X-1, the X-2 was powered not by jet engines but by a rocket engine. This liquid-fueled motor had a massive 15,000-pound thrust output, well-suited to exploring flight at ...

The XB-70A had one mission: to wage a nuclear war against Russia if the Cold War ever went truly hot: On display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force ...