U.S. Air Force Revives Blackswift-Like Hypersonic Plan

The U.S. Air Force is studying a hypersonic road map that calls for development of ambitious high-speed weapons and a high-speed reusable flight research vehicle (HSRFRV), slightly larger than the Darpa-led Blackswift Mach 6 demonstrator canceled in 2008. Both high-speed elements emerged from a...

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