On 11 December, the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command Technical Center’s Aerophysics Research Facility successfully conducted a hypersonic test to evaluate its new rainfield simulator.
Lockheed Martin has opened a 17,000-square-foot Hypersonics System Integration Lab at its Huntsville campus, marking a major addition to the company’s work in high-speed defence technologies.
North Korea fired two hypersonic missiles on Wednesday, drawing condemnation from U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, which called the launches “unlawful and destabilizing.”
The HYDIS programme is co-funded by the European Union through the European Defence Fund and by the four participating countries.
U.S. defence firm Castelion has secured contracts with the U.S. Army and Navy to integrate its hypersonic Blackbeard weapon system onto operational platforms.
GE Aerospace has announced the successful demonstration of two rotating detonation combustion (RDC) engines at its Aerospace Research Center in Niskayuna, New York.
The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons since the early 2000s under its conventional prompt global strike programme.
A newly updated Congressional Research Service (CRS) report has shed light on the United States’ continuing development of hypersonic weapons, revealing both the progress made and the challenges still facing policymakers.
The U.S. Missile Defense Agency has certified the latest update to its Standard Missile 6 Sea-Based Terminal system for defending against hypersonic weapons.
India's Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has successfully conducted a test of the Extended Trajectory Long Duration Hypersonic Cruise Missile (ET-LDHCM).
Russian forces have recently intensified their use of the air-launched Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile in strikes against Kyiv, Starokostiantyniv in Khmelnytskyi region, and other Ukrainian cities.
The U.S. Air Force has ordered new external Load Adaptable Modular (LAM) pylons for its B‑1B Lancer bombers, aiming to significantly expand their capacity to carry hypersonic missiles.
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