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At Mach 2.1 and $9 million, the F-20 Tigershark cost a quarter of an F-14 — 40 years later, the US has never built anything like it

In 1983, Northrop unveiled a Mach 2.1 fighter that cost $9 million — one quarter the price of an F-14 Tomcat — built on ...

Japan team has 1st successful engine test for Mach 5 aircraft, eyeing 2 hour trips to US

TOKYO -- A Japanese research team has conducted the country's first successful combustion test of a ramjet engine for an ...
Seeking Alpha

The Only Mach 2+ Commercial Fleet in the World Is Now Testing Reusable Hypersonic Space Systems -- and the Pentagon Is Writing the Checks

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group News Commentary — The next arms race isn't being fought on the ground. It's being fought at 45,000 feet and Mach 2, in the ...
Morningstar

Mach 2 and Beyond: Aerospace Enters Its Biggest Spending Cycle

VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Equity Insider News Commentary — Congress approved $839 billion in Pentagon funding for fiscal 2026, $8 billion more than the Department of Defense ...
Morningstar

The Only Mach 2+ Commercial Fleet in the World Is Now Testing Reusable Hypersonic Space Systems — and the Pentagon Is Writing the Checks

Issued on behalf of Starfighters Space, Inc. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., April 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- USA News Group News Commentary — The next arms race isn't being fought on the ground. It's being fought ...