NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research aircraft is preparing for some of its most significant flights yet. The X-plane is about to begin a new block of test flights that will include its first time ...

Last year, National Security Journal traveled to see both of the two Boeing X-32 aircraft that still exist. One sits indoors ...

The X-59 jet is NASA’s answer to that problem. Featuring a needlelike tip, it’s designed to travel at more than 1,000 miles per hour—about twice as fast as a commercial jet—while limiting the noise of ...

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Summary and Key Points: On October 3, 1967, test pilot William “Pete” Knight flew the rocket-powered X-15 to Mach 6.7 — about 4,520 mph — a speed no crewed aircraft has matched in nearly 60 years.

The U.S. Air Force signaled on Friday that a luxury jet donated by Qatar is on track to be temporarily used as Air Force One as soon as this summer. The service announced in a news release that it has ...

The global oil market is wildly complex, with thousands of interconnected parts all working seamlessly together to keep the world’s economy humming. Most of the time, no one notices. Until it breaks.

WASHINGTON, May 6 (Reuters) - The U.S. Air Force is targeting a Fourth of July delivery for a Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar that would join the ‌Air Force One fleet in time for the nation's 250th ...

PARIS, May 6 (Reuters) - France on Wednesday deployed its carrier strike group to the Red Sea as part of planning for a potential mission to secure the Strait of Hormuz, urging Washington ‌and Tehran ...

Delta became the latest U.S. airline to make headlines this week, with the news that it plans to eliminate food and beverage services from some of its short-haul flights. Starting on May 19, all ...