Now, however, the glory days of supersonic flight may be about to be revived.

Further reduction in infrared signature includes special paint and active cooling of leading edges to deal with the heat buildup encountered during supersonic flight.

It has powerful anti-jamming capability and its supersonic flight makes terminal interception difficult.

First aircraft capable of demonstrating transition from short take-off to supersonic flight to vertical landing on the same sortie.

Craft capable of supersonic flight often have a stabilator, an all-moving tail surface.