For the second time in a row, the Falcon HTV-2, the unmanned hypersonic glider developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) for U.S. defense failed its test flight and got lost ...

The Falcon Hypersonic Test Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) - rumoured to be capable of reaching any target in the world in less than an hour - started a test flight from atop a Minotaur IV rocket on Thursday ...

HTV-2 is DARPA's second test flight after a few changes were made when the first attempt failed in April of 2010 and crashed into the ocean just nine minutes after takeoff. The aircraft was never ...

The first test of the HTV-2 ended after only 9-minutes of flight when the ship crashed into the ocean and could not be recovered. DARPA is set to test the missile again with a lift off from ...

The unmanned Falcon HTV-2, which is designed to travel 22 times faster than a commercial airliner at speeds of up to 13,000mph, was just nine minutes into a test flight on Thursday when, according ...

The Falcon hypersonic HTV-2 is an unmanned, rocket-launched, maneuverable aircraft that glides through the Earth’s atmosphere at incredibly fast speeds. DARPA ...

The Falcon HTV-2 is an unmanned, rocket-launched, maneuverable aircraft that glides through the Earthâs atmosphere at incredibly fast speeds, Mach 20 (approximately 13,000 miles per hour).

FALCON HTV-2 goes superfast - and then goes AWOL At Mach 20, no one can hear you scream - DARPA's Falcon HTV-2 prepares for ocean dive Woomera hosts first HIFiRE hypersonic test flight ...

US military scientists lost contact with the unmanned Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2) nine minutes into its inaugural test flight, AFP reported.

The HTV-2 is designed to fly anywhere in the world in less than 60 minutes. This capability requires an aircraft that can fly at 13,000 mph, while experiencing temperatures in excess of 3,500F.

said Andreas Tziolas, director of Project Icarus. The World's Fastest Airplane - Last week, Darpa lost the unmanned Falcon HTV-2 glider in an attempt to set a speed record for flight.

Last summer, the Pentagon’s Falcon HTV-2 glider—which the Air Force says can fly from New York to LA in under 12 minutes, disappeared. Nobody knew why! Now we know why: it went so fast it ...