supersonic

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The McDonnell Douglas-made supersonic fighter-bomber had its heyday in the 1960s and the U.S. used it during the 1991 Operation Desert Storm against Iraq.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

I don’t want to go too deep into the plot, which involves a supersonic weapon, stolen software, assassins on motorcycles and a common ticking-clock device, but it’s closer to “Moonraker,” say, than “Slow Horses.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

The arena, first announced in 2018, will be located in one of three Brabazon Hangars which were used in the development of the supersonic jet.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2026

Her priority list also includes strengthening cooperation with London and Rome on a supersonic fighter jet project and accelerating defence spending so it reaches two percent of GDP as early as this year.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

The designs for Orion, Daedalus and the Bussard Ramjet are probably farther from the actual interstellar spacecraft we will one day build than Leonardo’s models are from today’s supersonic transports.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan