Purdue University will expand its hub of hypersonics research with the addition of a center focused on developing high-temperature materials and creating new manufacturing processes to build and join ...

WASHINGTON — Northrop Grumman opened the doors to a new hypersonics manufacturing facility, designed to meet U.S. Department of Defense needs for high-speed propulsion systems. The company broke ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A new hypersonics research center with a focus on developing, "high-temperature materials and creating new manufacturing processes to build and join these materials," will soon ...

WASHINGTON — The White House’s recent decision to invoke Defense Production Act authorities to mobilize the hypersonics-industrial base will “accelerate” the transition from development to production ...

Leaders in defense and national security Purdue University cut the ribbon on the new Hypersonics and Applied Research Facility. Photo Credit: Purdue University via Twitter The Purdue Applied Research ...

Research aims to address gaps in process monitoring and non-destructive testing for laser-based metal additive manufacturing to ensure advanced defense system components are produced reliably. The ...

The Pentagon said 3D printing can better allow hypersonic manufacturers to create scramjet components requiring complex shapes. The Air Force and DARPA's Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept, or ...

Beyond supersonic is hypersonic. And producing vehicles that can not only fly but do so robustly at that speed—4,000 miles per hour and faster—is the next and most critical challenge facing our ...

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon wants to use an advanced technology process known as additive manufacturing to design and build hypersonic weapon and vehicle systems that can operate in extreme conditions.

Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante holds a press brief at the Pentagon, May 6, 2022. (DoD Photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class James K. Lee) The Pentagon ...

To create hypersonic vehicles that can fly at speeds at least above Mach 5 requires fabrication of materials and systems that can withstand extreme temperatures that reach thousands of degrees, the ...