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X-59: How Lockheed Martin Is Ushering In A New Era In Supersonic Flight

The aviation world has entered a remarkable new chapter with the successful first flight of the Lockheed Martin X-59, an experimental supersonic aircraft developed in partnership with NASA. On October ...
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NASA X-59 Top Speed: How Fast Can The Supersonic Jet Travel?

The Lockheed Martin X-59 Quesst, which stands for "Quiet SuperSonic Technology," is an experimental aircraft developed by Lockheed's legendary Skunk Works. That's the same organization that developed ...
Aviation Week Network

DARPA’s Missile-Carrying LongShot Becomes Newest X-Plane

An air-launched missile-carrying uncrewed aircraft developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems for DARPA’s LongShot project has been designated the X-68A ahead of flight tests expected by ...
Hackaday

X-wing Aircraft Are Trickier Than They Look

The iconic X-wing ship design from Star Wars is something many a hobbyist have tried to recreate, and not always with success. While [German engineer] succeeded in re-imagining an FPV quadcopter as an ...
The Aviationist

X-62 VISTA to Receive Raytheon’s PhantomStrike Radar

The PhantomStrike AESA radar will be integrated on the U.S. Air Force’s X-62 VISTA as part of the recently announced Mission Systems Upgrade to expand autonomy testing. The U.S. Air Force’s X-62 ...
The Aviationist

Going Hypersonic: A Look at the Record-setting X-15

An important part of data collection for the United States space program, the North American X-15 had astonishing performance utilizing the technology of the 1950s and 60s. The North American X-15 was ...