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Chinese hypersonic test included pathbreaking 2nd missile launch: reports
Nov 22, 2021 (AFP)
The test showed China's development of its strategic, nuclear-capable weapons as more advanced than any had thought, surprising Pentagon officials, the two news...
US taps Raytheon, Lockheed and Northrop for hypersonic defense
Nov 20, 2021 (AFP)
Hypersonic missiles, like traditional ballistic missiles, can fly more than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5). But they are more maneuverable than their ba...
Bolt research effort cultivates collaboration, hypersonic workforce
Nov 18, 2021 (SPX)
"[Hypersonics] capability is so important [to] DOD's need to deter and defeat the U.S.'s great-power competitors, China and Russia," said Michael E. White, prin...
Rapid Dragon conducts palletized munition demonstration using long range cruise missile
Nov 18, 2021 (SPX)
While the aircraft was enroute to the White Sands Missile Range drop zone, the crew used a beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) command and control node to receive new t...
Russian Military Publishes First Video From Successful Anti-Satellite Missile Test
Nov 18, 2021 (Sputnik)
The Russian Ministry of Defence published a video Tuesday modeling the orbit of the destroyed Tselina-D satellite compared to that of the International Space St...
Pentagon 2IC reveals what US knows about China's Hypersonic Glide Vehicle
Nov 18, 2021 (Sputnik)
Pentagon second-in-command Gen. John Hyten, vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has offered new details on what the US knows about one of China's recent...
Russia test fires Zircon hypersonic missile
Nov 18, 2021 (AFP)
Moscow has in recent years touted the development of weapons that it hopes will give it the edge in any arms race with the United States at a time of growing te...
Russia admits destroying satellite with space missile strike
Nov 16, 2021 (AFP)
US officials on Monday accused Russia of a "dangerous and irresponsible" strike on a satellite that had created a cloud of debris and forced the ISS crew to tak...
North Korea tests new solid-fuel engine for intermediate-range missiles
Nov 15, 2021 (UPI)
The North successfully conducted a test of the first-stage engine on Saturday and the second-stage engine on Tuesday, Korean Central News Agency reported. The t...
Northrop Grumman completes Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor CDR
Nov 12, 2021 (SPX)
HBTSS satellites will provide continuous tracking and handoff to enable targeting of enemy missiles launched from land, sea or air. They are a critical part of ...
US to sell advanced air-to-air missiles to Saudi Arabia
Nov 04, 2021 (AFP)
The approval will allow the Saudis to buy up to 280 of the AIM-120C advanced medium-range missiles and related equipment, replenishing an existing supply of the...
Zumwalt destroyers will replace rapid-fire guns with hypersonic missiles
Nov 04, 2021 (Sputnik)
It's a strange and ironic return to form: when the Navy was dreaming up a future heavy warship in the 1990s, it originally envisioned a massive "arsenal ship" w...
China's conducted 100s of hypersonic weapon tests
Oct 29, 2021 (Sputnik)
Following China's purported test of a hypersonic missile, the second most senior US general stated that China's military growth is "stunning," while US developm...
Chinese hypersonic test like a Sputnik moment': top US general
Oct 27, 2021 (AFP)
Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, confirmed for the first time the Chinese test of a nuclear-capable missile that would be very difficult to d...
US Army, Navy hold 3 successful tests in bid to advance hypersonic weapons'
Oct 25, 2021 (Sputnik)
The US Navy and Army tested hypersonic weapon component prototypes on Wednesday, the Pentagon said. All three tests were successful, it added. The US Navy has c...
GOP senator wants more cash hypersonic missiles
Oct 25, 2021 (Sputnik)
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has suggested that China's recent alleged testing of hypersonic missile technology is likely to spark a new arms race with the...
North Korea accuses US of 'double standards' over SLBM test
Oct 21, 2021 (AFP)
Pyongyang fired a new type of submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on Tuesday, the latest in a series of tests in recent weeks, prompting the US and Brit...
US conducts 'successful' test of hypersonic missile technology
Oct 21, 2021 (AFP)
The test, conducted Wednesday at a NASA facility in Wallops, Virginia, is a "vital step in the development of a Navy-designed common hypersonic missile," the na...
White House declines comment on China hypersonic missile test
Oct 19, 2021 (Sputnik)
"I'm not going to comment on the specific report," Psaki said when asked if she could confirm the report that China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile ...
U.S. Army Breaks New Ground As Lockheed Martin's PrSM Completes Record-Setting Flight
Oct 18, 2021 (SPX)
Firing from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) launcher, the PrSM flew an extended range mission over the Pacific Ocean. "The Precision Strike Mi...
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