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North Korea says the latest weapon it tested was a hypersonic missile
North Korea has been testing new missiles and launch platforms. The latest missile, purportedly a h…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US military successfully flight-tested new hypersonic weapon technology
DARPA said the test "was a successful demonstration of the capabilities that will make hypersonic c…
Ryan Pickrell
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China's new hypersonic missile demonstrated an advanced space capability that caught US intelligence by surprise, report says
China had made "astounding progress" on hypersonic weapons far more advanced than US officials real…
Alia Shoaib
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A Space Force general said US hypersonic missile capabilities are 'not as advanced' China and Russia's
Gen. David Thompson said on Saturday: "We're not as advanced as the Chinese or the Russians in ter…
Sinéad Baker
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The US Navy wants to arm each Zumwalt stealth destroyer with up to a dozen hypersonic missiles
The Zumwalt-class destroyers will be the US Navy's first warfighting vessels to be armed with hyper…
Ryan Pickrell
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Russian security agents arrest research chief who worked on hypersonic aircraft on suspicions of treason
The 73-year-old research facility head was detained because he is reportedly suspected of passing s…
Ryan Pickrell
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Stealth Zumwalt destroyers will be first US Navy warships armed with hypersonic missiles, top admiral says
The Navy's top admiral said the service expected to start fielding this capability on the Zumwalt-c…
Ryan Pickrell
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Biden confirms Russia used hypersonic missile in Ukraine: 'It's almost impossible to stop it'
Russia's Ministry of Defense said on Saturday that it had fired a hypersonic missile, which can tra…
Charles R. Davis
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Trump bragged about a weapon that doesn't appear to actually exist to a cheering crowd in Georgia
"Brand new missiles and rockets, hypersonic missiles. We have hypersonic and hydrosonic," Trump sai…
Ryan Pickrell
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A Chinese hypersonic weapon that alarmed top US military leaders fired something off as it sped toward its target
The projectile, possibly a missile or countermeasure, was reportedly launched midflight inside the …
Ryan Pickrell
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The Houthis painted the word "hypersonic" on the new ballistic missile they fired at Israel, which says it's just a regular missile
The Houthis said their new missile flew more than 1,200 miles in roughly 11 minutes and 30 seconds,…
Jake Epstein
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The US Navy is going to arm all of its destroyers with hypersonic missiles, a top Trump official says
But a retired Navy officer and defense expert said that arming Arleigh Burke-class destroyers with …
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Navy is shelving its dream of a powerful electromagnetic railgun to develop hypersonic missiles and other weapons
A Navy spokesperson said the service is halting the project this year to free up funding for other …
Ryan Pickrell
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Putin is sending a warship into the Atlantic armed with new hypersonic cruise missiles
The missile frigate Admiral Gorshkov has test-fired Russia's new Zircon hypersonic missiles several…
Jake Epstein
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Russia says it successfully fired a new hypersonic missile from a submarine for the first time
The Russian ministry of defense released a video of the submarine Severodvinsk firing off a missile…
Ryan Pickrell
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Top US general says Chinese hypersonic weapon test is close to 'Sputnik moment' and 'has all of our attention'
"I think it's very close to that," Gen. Mark Milley said of a reported Chinese hypersonic weapon te…
Ryan Pickrell
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Chinese scientists say they've found a way to make hypersonic missiles skip in the sky to strike deeper. US experts aren't convinced it'll be effective.
A young team of Chinese scientists say a hypersonic missile could fly further and longer by bouncin…
Matthew Loh
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US Army appears to have let slip plans for new hypersonic weapon in a photo posted online
The theory is that a hypersonic weapon able to skirt enemy defenses could be fired into an area and…
Ryan Pickrell
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The US Air Force is asking for hypersonic weapon ideas as a new arms race with China and Russia heats up
Russia has also been experimenting with advanced hypersonic systems. For instance, Russia is expect…