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Lockheed Martin to arm US Navy destroyers with hypersonic missiles
The United States Navy awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.1 billion contract to develop a hypersonic strike capability at…
2023-02-21
DARPA, Lockheed perform last test on scramjet hypersonic missile
The United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) announced the completion of a successful test of the…
2023-01-31
USAF test-fires first ARRW hypersonic missile operational prototype
The United States Air Force (USAF) launched an operational prototype of the Lockheed Martin AGM-183 Air-Launched Rapid Response…
2022-12-13
USAF validates first hypersonic weapon loading procedures
Aircrew from the Barksdale Air Force Base finished drawing up the loading procedures of the Lockheed Martin AGM-183…
2022-12-06
Raytheon, Northrop Grumman awarded $1B to build hypersonic cruise missiles
The United States Air Force (USAF) has awarded Raytheon and Northrop Grumman a $985 million contract for scramjet-powered…
2022-09-23
Friendly fire? Russian hypersonic missile reportedly falls on Stavropol
An unidentified flying object crashed in the Russian city of Stavropol, about 350 kilometers (220 miles) from the…
2022-09-15
Russia deploys hypersonic-armed MiG-31s to its Kaliningrad exclave
Three MiG-31 heavy interceptors, adapted for carrying Kh-47M2 Kinzhal hypersonic missiles, were deployed in Russia’s Kaliningrad region, according…
2022-08-19
Fourth time the charm: US conducts first successful ARRW hypersonic weapon test
Article written by Valius Venckūnas and Clément Charpentreau. The U.S. Air Force completed the first successful test of the AGM-183A…
2022-08-08
China launches DF-17 hypersonic missile off Taiwan Strait
China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) conducted a live-fire exercise near Pingtan Island, around 120 kilometers from the Taiwanese…
2022-08-01
Raytheon, Northrop successfully conduct second hypersonic weapon flight test
Raytheon and Northrop Grumman completed the second flight test of their scramjet-powered HAWC hypersonic weapon. The HAWC was…
2022-07-25