The only confirmed supersonic air-to-air gun kill is credited to a hotshot U.S. Air Force F-4 Phantom II pilot named Maj.

The F-106 performed well, with Mach 2.3 speed, a 57,000-foot service ceiling, and a 29,000-foot per minute climbing rate. Yet ...

Japan has shown off a railgun it would use to shoot down hypersonic missiles. The weapon fires projectiles at 2,500 meters ...