Several prototype aircraft that are intended to bring back commercial supersonic travel have been making big strides in ...

The agency needed to create a new ultra-sensitive probe to measure the X-59’s sonic ‘thumps.’ As Lockheed Martin prepares for ...

The past year in aerospace was so full of exciting developments that we had a tough time picking a final five. From the rise ...

The powerplant that is meant to take the X-59 to supersonic speeds, the F414-GE-100, was put through its paces at Lockheed ...

NASA successfully completed the first maximum afterburner engine test for its X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft. The ...

NASA achieves a major milestone with the successful completion of the X-59 engine burn test, in preparation for test flights ...

Even so, XB-1’s successes stand in contrast to the X-59 program, a government-backed effort to develop “Quiet SuperSonic Technology.” This program began in 2016, and long-established aerospace giant ...

The Panavia Tornado is a multinational European supersonic twin-engined multirole combat aircraft that employs distinctive ...

As it closed out 2024, Boom Supersonic’s XB-1 demonstrator aircraft reached transonic speeds in its 10th test flight from the ...

At Eglin AFB, Col. Alec “Bulldog” Spencer not only tests upgrades to the F-16 by flying the planes, but also oversees ...

Explore Boom Supersonic’s remarkable 2024 achievements, from the XB-1’s first flight to the completion of the Overture Superfactory.