Autonomous landing of Stratolaunch's Talon-A2 hypersonic test vehicle. Photo: Straolaunch
By Cal Biesecker |
@calvinb21
2 seconds ago |
05/05/2025

The Defense Department in March successfully conducted its second flight test of a reusable uncrewed hypersonic vehicle that landed after exceeding Mach 5, a key milestone in increasing the cadence for hypersonic testing, the department said on Monday.

The Stratolaunch-built…

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