The Army has handed out two large contracts for the development and production of it’s upcoming Long Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW). On August 30th Dynetics was awarded a $352 million… Continue reading "Lockheed Martin, Dynetics, and Raytheon together will produce the US Army Long Range Hypersonic Weapon"
On July 4, 2022, the Feitian-1 “飞天一号” hypersonic vehicle developed by the School of Aeronautics and Astronautics of Northwestern Polytechnical University successfully launched at a base in northwestern China. Demonstrating… Continue reading "China Tests New Hypersonic Vehicle with Transforming Engine"
The Missile Defense Agency has awarded Other Transactional (OT) Agreements to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Raytheon Missiles and Defense for its Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI). The system is meant… Continue reading "MDA Selects Three Companies For Its Hypersonic Defense Missile"
The US Navy announced on October 21 that it and the US Army had successfully conducted a series of test flights of prototype hypersonic weapon components. In a statement, the… Continue reading "US Navy Announces Three Successful Hypersonic Flight Tests"
On 7 October, the US army made confirmed that the 17th Field Artillery Brigade of the US V Corps received the first prototypes of America’s ground-based hypersonic missile launcher. The… Continue reading "First US Mobile Hypersonic Launcher Prototypes Deployed"
The United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency announced on 27 September that its Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept missile had made its first free flight test the previous week. In… Continue reading "Raytheon’s Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept Passes First Flight Test"
The United States Department of Defense’s Missile Defense Agency (MDA) is resuming procurement efforts for its defensive hypersonic Glide Phase Interceptor (GPI) program after a long pause that followed its… Continue reading "U.S. Missile Defense Agency Resumes Hypersonic Missile Defenses Effort"
The US Navy’s long and fascinating effort to develop an electromagnetic railgun has come to a sudden halt as the US Department of Defense has decided to focus on developing… Continue reading "US Navy Drops Rail Guns For Hypersonic Missiles"
The appearance of experimental hypersonic missiles in Russian and Chinese arsenals has made headlines around the world due to their perceived potential to disrupt the global military balance. What current… Continue reading "Department of Defense Lays Out Plans for the Development of Hypersonics"
The Russian Ministry has released footage of the reequipping of some of their strategic missile forces with the new Avanguard hypersonic delivery system. The missiles with Avanguard are being deployed… Continue reading "Russian Missile Forces Deploying More Avanguard Hypersonic Nuclear Delivery Systems"