The well-known SR-71 owes its roots to a more obscure predecessor, the A-12 developed by the famous Lockheed ‘Skunk Works’ as ...

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WASHINGTON — The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) has awarded defense manufacturing company Mach Industries a contract award for the Runway Independent Maritime Expeditionary Strike (RIMES) program, in ...

Hermeus on May 28 said it has received a $159 million contract modification from the Pentagon’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) to demonstrate high-Mach flight and high-speed payload carry and release ...

Hermeus' Quarterhorse 2.1 unmanned aircraft on a runway at White Sands Missile Range, N.M. Hermeus photo, May 2026. Hermeus on Thursday said it has received a $159 million contract modification from ...

Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 reached a top speed of Mach 1.21 during the flight. Credit: © HERMEUS CORP. Hermeus has completed the first supersonic flight of its high-Mach ...

On Monday, the Atlanta-based aerospace company Hermeus confirmed a key flight milestone after its Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 aircraft broke the sound barrier during testing in New Mexico. The uncrewed plane ...

At first blush, it sounds like science fiction: supersonic jets able to traverse the vastness of the Pacific Ocean in under two hours. But recent tests by Japan's Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) ...

Three-year-old Mach Industries has acquired solid rocket motor startup Exquadrum in a $50 million cash-and-equity deal, the Huntington Beach-based defense startup tells TechCrunch. Exquadrum — now ...

We don’t all have the same everyday commute. Some of us trudge through the snow, others dodge potholes on the way to work. For that reason, Ford designed each Mustang Mach-E variant with a distinct ...

Hermeus’ Quarterhorse program is testing hypersonic aircraft prototypes designed to advance reusable high-speed flight, with Mk 2.1 now flying as part of an evolving development pipeline. The ...

The Quarterhorse Mk 2.1 is part of a rapid development program by Hermeus aimed at building reusable high-speed aircraft. Designed as an experimental test platform, Quarterhorse supports research into ...