If China can pull off large-scale production of such a plane, it would revolutionize international air travel as we know it.

What You Need to Know: The SR-72, developed by Lockheed Martin’s Skunk Works, is a proposed hypersonic reconnaissance aircraft aimed to fill critical intelligence gaps in the U.S. Air Force.

A hypersonic plane is a vehicle ... are already attracting the attention of airlines and the American Pentagon. Given its specifications, this aircraft could be an ideal candidate for the new ...

A Chinese firm says it expects to fly a supersonic prototype in the second half of this year, with the goal of eventually flying a more advanced hypersonic commercial jet by 2030 at Mach 5 (3,836 ...