The test marked the fastest recovery of a monorail sled in over 30 years, and the first time a planned reusable sled was ever recovered at those speeds. The test paves the way for more hypersonic ...

Sometimes the latest and most exciting achievements in technology appear hard to believe, with stories on the staggering advancements in artificial intelligence pushing the limit of what many believe ...

For the first time, the US Air Force has successfully recovered a reusable rocket sled traveling at hypersonic speed. The test in late March 2022 was part of the Air Force's Hypersonic Sled Recovery ...

The Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has successfully conducted a high-speed rocket-sled test of a fighter aircraft escape system at precisely controlled velocity of 800 km/h, ...

While major tests are often remembered as a defining moment for a new military hardware platform, often forgotten or simply overlooked are the efforts that went into making such tests possible. Beyond ...