UDRI performs Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling of hypersonic flows in order to better guide the design process. CFD allows iteration and flexibility within a given design space, thus ...

The USS Zumwalt, the Navy's stealth destroyer, prepares to test the hypersonic missile system by year-end following extensive ...

Hypersonic flow dynamics refers to the behavior of air and other gases when they move at speeds greater than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5). This area of study is crucial for the design ...

UDRI researchers design, fabricate, and commission complex hypersonic test apparatus. We developed the Mach 6 Ludwieg Tube wind tunnel for the Air Force Research ...

The facility enables aerodynamic and aerothermal characterisation for scale models of spacecraft and aerial vehicles. Effects of air and heat in the hypersonic wind tunnel The hypersonic wind tunnel ...

Hypersonic aircraft ... For example, the capability of digital transformation was unavailable a few years ago. According to ...

Ballistic missiles can reach hypersonic speeds during re-entry (Mach 10-20), as they descend upon their target from space. For guidance, most ballistic missiles are usually guided during the boost ...

Newly released pictures offer the first real look at the four new large launch tubes for firing Intermediate-Range Conventional Prompt Strike (IRCPS) hypersonic missiles now installed on the U.S. Navy ...

California-based space company Rocket Lab will launch more hypersonic test vehicles for the U.S. Military, as the Department of Defense (DOD) continues to invest in hypersonic technology.

Business titan Elon Musk asserted that the U.S. needs a significant stockpile of hypersonic missiles and long-range air and sea drones. "America needs a large quantity of long-range drones (air ...

The hypersonic missile’s reported capabilities put US bases in Guam within reach, though Kim Jong-un insists it is purely defensive.