> Scholl added that “XB-1’s supersonic flight marks the first time a supersonic jet has come from something other than a nation-state.” The Concorde, which was retired in 2003, was built jointly by the British and French governments.

It would be more impressive sense if Falcon 9s weren't making hypersonic sonic booms every other week for years now.

I thought for sure this was just a bad headline, but no, the article makes the same mistake. Maybe someone can find a better source, this is still a good story.

From the article:

> The Concorde, which was retired in 2003, was built jointly by the British and French governments.

This is the technicality TechCrunch is using to make this claim.

Yeah, but that's not what “civil” means.

Also Concorde wasn't "built" by governments. Funded by, perhaps..