Hermeus, the Atlanta-based startup racing to build a Mach 5-plus unmanned aircraft for the U.S. military, has closed a $350 million Series C funding round that pushes its valuation to $1 billion. The ...
The fastest military aircraft ever built—from the SR-71 Blackbird to the MiG-25 Foxbat—were designed during the Cold War to outrun missiles, evade defenses, and intercept threats at extreme speeds ...
Speed has always been one of the biggest advantages in warfare. From the early days of jet engines to Cold War arms races, nations pushed aircraft to fly faster and higher than ever thought possible.