DARPA has confirmed the splash down of its unmanned Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV-2) following the hypersonic vehicle's second test flight on August 11. While a "controlled descent" ...

Well, that was quick. The US military has lost all contact with a hypersonic aircraft that the Pentagon hoped would clock in as the fastest vehicle every created, officials said. The unmanned Falcon ...

We have talked about the DARPA HTV-2 hypersonic glider that has been in testing before. The goal of the program is to be able to create a weapon that can strike anywhere on the planet within a few ...

For the second time in a row, the Falcon HTV-2, the unmanned hypersonic glider developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for the U.S. defense failed its test flight and got ...

The first - and perhaps only - video footage of the ill-fated second test-flight of DARPA's Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) has been released. Shot with a handheld camera by a ...

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency (DARPA) tried with little success on Thursday to fly its high-speed Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 (HTV-2), a mishap the agency chalked up to continued ...

DARPA has released the findings from an independent engineering review board on what caused the Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV-2) to fail nine minutes into its August 11, 2011 test flight. On that ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Back on August 11th DARPA launched, then lost, its Falcon hypersonic ...

Speedier perhaps than even Superman, the fastest plane ever built, the Falcon HTV-2, can get from London to Sydney in less than an hour, all the while withstanding temperatures of almost 2,000 degrees ...

If all goes well, the Pentagon this week will test an unmanned aircraft that, in theory, can travel at speeds upwards of 13,000 miles per hour and send a missile to strike an identified target within ...