Stratolaunch tests reusable hypersonic rocket plane. Stratolaunch has finally found a use for the world's largest airplane.

The successful demonstration of inertial measurement unit technology on a hypersonic aircraft is an industry first.

A plane is supersonic if it moves faster than the speed of sound in air, which is around 343 meters per second (767 miles per ...

Stratolaunch's Roc aircraft carrying Talon-A2 ... which should make it far more useful for testing hypersonic weapon systems. “Hypersonic systems are now pushing the envelope in terms of maneuvering ...

In an important milestone to develop next-generation precision navigation, Northrop Grumman has successfully demonstrated ...

Northrop’s IMU relies on advanced sensors to understand how a hypersonic weapon is moving through its environment, ...

After a controlled altitude climb, the Talon-A2 glided back down to Earth for a silky-smooth touchdown and payload recovery ...

The Stratolaunch Roc jet is one of the wildest looking jets in the world, not least because of its two cockpits. Both of them ...