Europe’s HYDEF hypersonic interceptor programme has completed its feasibility phase after passing a Preliminary Requirements Review on 26 August.
The U.S. Navy has awarded Castelion a $89,997,162 firm-fixed-price order to advance its Blackbeard hypersonic strike weapon toward Early Operational Capability.
Castelion has raised $1 billion in Series C financing to expand production of its Blackbeard hypersonic strike missile and develop longer-range and defensive weapons.
The company said the architecture could support offensive and defensive missions while reducing the time and cost required to introduce new payloads.
Lockheed Martin and Albany Engineered Composites have signed a teaming agreement aimed at scaling production for U.S. hypersonic weapons programs.
China has released the first official footage of a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile launched from a Type 052D destroyer.
The U.S. Army has successfully tested a cannon-launched hypersonic warhead at Yuma Proving Ground, validating an alternative approach to hypersonic weapons evaluation.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions expects its hypersonics business to generate about $400 million in revenue in 2026 and at least $700 million in 2027.
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions has completed a $50 million hypersonic facility in Crane, Indiana, ahead of schedule.
The UK Ministry of Defence has awarded Lockheed Martin UK a £20 million contract to develop a hypersonic target for missile-defense testing.
From Guam, Dark Eagle can strike targets 2,175 miles away, putting Chinese coastal provinces within range.
Stratolaunch said its Talon-A aircraft completed more than 10 hypersonic flights. The company says the reusable vehicle can reduce barriers to testing.
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