Nasa’s X-59 jet breaks the sound barrier without the boom, the future of flight just got realNASA test pilot Nils Larson flew the X-59 supersonic jet on its inaugural flight over California's Mojave Desert, validating a revolutionar...
31 Oct, 2025, 10.02 AM IST
Russian Sukhoi Su-75 Checkmate seen again; the stealth fighter seems ready for flight tests painted in Su-57 Felon’s colorsA recent photograph of Russia's Su-75 Checkmate stealth fighter, alongside the Su-57, suggests progress in its development despite missed d...
07 Oct, 2025, 12.58 PM IST
The man, his machine and the open skies: IAF veteran recalls his romance with MiG-21Wing Commander Avinash Chikte (Retd) fondly recalls his deep connection with the MiG-21, describing it as a 'majestic, dazzling beauty' tha...
26 Sep, 2025, 01.20 PM IST
Super Sukhoi Su-57M1, the better and more lethal version of Russia's first stealth fighter rivalling US F-35 and China’s J-20, J-35The war against Ukraine has not stopped the Russian defense manufacturing industry from developing and improving existing weapons. One such...
09 Sep, 2025, 12.19 PM IST
China’s ambitious supersonic jet C949 set to revive the Concorde legacy, COMAC unveils plans for a faster, quieter aircraft by 2049China's COMAC is developing the C949, a supersonic passenger jet, targeting a 2049 launch. It aims to revolutionize long-haul travel with M...
07 Aug, 2025, 09.21 AM IST
From MiG to mayhem: How China’s F-7 fighter jets became a liability for BangladeshBangladesh Fighter Jet Crash: A Bangladesh Air Force F-7 BGI fighter jet crashed into Milestone School and College in Dhaka, killing 27 peo...
22 Jul, 2025, 01.46 PM IST
New gen Russian fighter jet Su-57 makes waves at China's air showRussia's Su-57 fighter jet, showcased at China's Zhuhai air show, has secured its first export contracts. The air show also featured China'...
15 Nov, 2024, 05.23 PM IST
0 to 100 kmph in 3 seconds: India's fastest electric superbike unveiled. Here is price, other featuresIndian electric vehicle manufacturer Ultraviolette has revealed the F99, a fully-faired electric superbike with a top speed of 265 kmph. Th...
09 Nov, 2023, 01.20 PM IST
Boeing's 747, the original jumbo jet, prepares for final send-offDesigned in the late 1960s to meet demand for mass travel, the world's first twin-aisle wide-body jetliner's nose and upper deck became the...
29 Jan, 2023, 09.21 PM IST
15 years on, DRDO's supersonic missile ready for IAF fightersIndia has joined countries like US, Russia & France in developing such advanced air combat missiles.
29 Sep, 2019, 12.07 PM IST
The fastest supersonic passenger airliner Boom XB-1, to be launched in 2017The XB-1 is powered by three General Electric J85-21 turbojet engines, fed by two variable geometry supersonic intakes.
28 Nov, 2016, 09.22 AM IST
Airbus patented a jet that could fly from London to New York in 1 hourIn addition, Airbus predicts the patented craft will be able to complete trips like Paris to San Francisco or Tokyo to Los Angeles in just ...
04 Aug, 2015, 11.41 AM IST
Supersonic jet could fly from New York to London in 3 hoursSpike Aerospace claims the S-512 could reach a maximum speed of Mach 1.8 (2,205 km/h), which is 1.8 times the speed of sound.
12 Jul, 2015, 03.05 PM IST
Hunting down the land speed record with the Bloodhound Supersonic carPowered by a jet engine plus a rocket engine, together putting out 135,000 hp, the car will do a 1-mile drag in 3.6 seconds.
13 Nov, 2014, 03.08 PM IST
Brit pilot revs up for recordThrill-seeker Andy Green discusses his plans to chase down his own land speed time in a supersonic car.
26 Jun, 2014, 09.01 AM IST
- India successfully test fires Astra interceptor missile again in Orissa
India today successfully test fired indigenously developed air-to-air Astra interceptor missile with an 80 km range from Chandipur in Oriss...
21 May, 2011, 08.28 PM IST