DARPA has confirmed the splash down of its unmanned Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle (HTV-2) following the hypersonic vehicle's second test flight on August 11. While a "controlled descent" ...

Defense department tests drone to fly at 13,000 mph. Aug. 11, 2011— -- The U.S. military said it launched a hypersonic test aircraft called the Falcon HTV-2, which reached speeds of 13,000 mph, ...

The first - and perhaps only - video footage of the ill-fated second test-flight of DARPA's Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) has been released. Shot with a handheld camera by a ...

The Falcon hypersonic HTV-2 aircraft emerges from its payload fairing before gliding back to Earth. The Falcon hypersonic HTV-2 is an unmanned, rocket-launched, maneuverable aircraft that glides ...

Last summer DARPA conducted a test of its unmanned hypersonic glider dubbed Hypersonic Technology Vehicle-2 or HTV-2. The vehicle was able to maintain stable flight for a while at 13,000 mph over the ...

The first video of the $300million Falcon HTV-2 hypersonic spacecraft has been released following its ill-fated second test flight. The 13,000mph unmanned aircraft of the future took off for a crucial ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Back on August 11th DARPA launched, then lost, its Falcon hypersonic ...

An ultra-fast U.S. military drone that streaked across the sky at 13,000 mph and met its demise in the Pacific was doomed by the excessive heat of hypersonic travel, which literally peeled away the ...

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