Boom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator reached Mach 1.122 in March 2024, marking the first new civil supersonic aircraft to break the sound barrier in the U.S. in decades.
VectorBoom Supersonic's XB-1 demonstrator crossed Mach 1.122 over Mojave on January 9, 2025 - the first commercially-funded supersonic flight in U.S. airspace in recent memory.
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