The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has made a significant leap forward in enhancing the safety of fighter aircraft with the successful execution of a high-speed rocket-sled test.

Speed is usually sold as the ultimate advantage in air combat, the quality that lets a fighter jet sprint through danger and vanish before an enemy can react. Yet the faster an aircraft moves, the ...

The days of fighter jets outrunning ground defenses are long since past, and new aerial innovations are focused on stealth and sensor technology. But raw speed still has a place. Supersonic flight, ...