Built in the heat of the Cold War, the Nord Griffon 1500 stunned observers by reaching Mach 2.19 in 1959, briefly making it ...

Pros: Faster airflow translates to a faster aircraft compared to one using a ramjet system. Cons: The scramjet needs a booster rocket in order for the aircraft to reach Mach 4 prior to initiating ...

Faster than a speeding bullet' is something we've all probably heard before. But does it ring true even when compared against ...

Airbreathing ascent is the third and most mature option right now. This uses scram/ramjet aircraft, usually launched off of another bigger regular jet aircraft, and a final rocket stage to get to ...

The ramjet-powered, radar-guided missile is currently carried by the Swedish air force’s Gripen C/Ds, with the type also to be used by its incoming fleet of 60 Gripen Es. Up to eight Gripen Cs ...

These days, most helicopters seem to follow similar design trends. However, over the years, different experimental designs ...

The missile system traveled more than 8,000 miles from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, aboard a C-17 Globemaster cargo aircraft on ... its Brahmos medium-range ramjet supersonic cruise ...

The ASMP-A has an extended range of 500 km and is powered by a ramjet engine with a top speed ... A missile takes off from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier in the Mediterranean Sea during ...

The ability to switch between these two modes allows Hermeus’ first aircraft, Quarterhorse, to take off from a regular runway and then accelerate up to high-Mach speeds.” Ramjet engines are ...

These upgrades will elevate the aircraft's stealth profile ... The ASMP-A, powered by a liquid-fuel ramjet, reaches speeds above Mach 3 with a range of around 500 kilometers (310 miles) and carries a ...