In the ongoing effort to implement the F-35 Technology Refresh-3 program, Lockheed was awarded a new three-year contract ...

We develop, build, and deploy novel scientific instrumentation to observe the ocean in new ways. Focused on the development of an understanding of interaction of light with seawater constituents, ...

American Airlines Flight 5342, traveling to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Washington D.C. from Wichita, Kansas, collided with the U.S. Army helicopter over the Potomac River shortly ...

Below are the details of the aircraft involved: The Bombardier CRJ700, which can seat about 70 people, is a workhorse of regional commercial aviation. There are about 260 of the aircraft in ...

The aircraft, piloted by Chief Test Pilot Tristan "Geppetto" Brandenburg, reached a cruising speed of Mach 1.1 (around 844 miles per hour) during its flight, which took less than 45 minutes ...

“Our discipline and methodical approach to this flight test program created the safety culture that made a safe and successful first supersonic flight possible. With the lessons learned from XB ...

Boom, the American company building what promises to be the world’s fastest airliner, broke the sound barrier for its first time with a test flight in Mojave, California. The company’s XB-1 ...

On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier three times and achieved a top speed of Mach 1.1. On its 12th test flight, the Boom XB-1 prototype broke the sound barrier ...

A civilian jet broke the sound barrier for the first time Tuesday while making a historic test flight over the Mojave Desert. The XB-1 aircraft, manufactured by Boom Supersonic, was piloted by ...

During the test flight, it reached an altitude of 35,000ft before accelerating to Mach 1.1 (844mph) - 10% faster than the speed of sound.