Russia’s President Vladimir Putin revealed a $97 billion investment to develop the Russian Navy which aims to achieve significant transformation by 2050. The Russian Navy expansion plan requires 8.4 trillion… Continue reading "Putin Vows to Strengthen Russian Navy with 8.4 Trillion Ruble Plan for Hypersonic Missiles, Drones, and Submarines"
In the 1960s the X-15 program proved to be an incalculably valuable asset to hypersonic flight testing that allowed for various advanced projects like the Apollo program, advanced warhead reentry… Continue reading "Stratolaunch Completes First Flight of a Reusable Hypersonic Aircraft Since 1968"
Vladimir Putin launched the sixth Yasen-M class nuclear-powered attack submarine, the Perm on March 27. The Perm will be the first Russian nuclear submarine to be equipped with 3M22 Zircon… Continue reading "Russia Launches First Sub with Zircon Hypersonic Missiles"
Rocket Lab’s leading position in the hypersonic flight testing market reached a new height on April 14, when it announced it had been selected as part of the UK’s £1… Continue reading "Rocket Lab Signs the UK as its First International Hypersonic Testing Partner"
The Missile Defense Agency and the U.S. Navy successfully demonstrated a simulated interception of a hypersonic threat by the Aegis Combat System, advancing the shipborne combat system’s ability to counter… Continue reading "Aegis Combat System Performs Simulated Interception Of Hypersonic Threat In New Test"
Japan’s military procurement agency announced February 7, that it had successfully conducted a series of flight tests with its prototype hypersonic glide vehicle design. In a statement, the Acquisition, Technology… Continue reading "Japan Reveals New Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Flight Tests"
China has completed the final test of its highly classified hypersonic air-to-air missile, marking a significant advancement in its military capabilities. This announcement was made public on 19 January 2025.… Continue reading "China Conducted Final Test of Secretive Hypersonic Air-to-Air Missile"
Several weeks before Israel began it ground operations in Lebanon and Iran launched its major missile assault on Israel last night, the Iranian-backed Houthi movement in Yemen announced, on 15… Continue reading "Houthis Targeted Tel Aviv With New ‘Palestine-2’ Hypersonic Ballistic Missile"
The United States’ Missile Defense Agency announced on Wednesday that it had selected Northrop Grumman’s hypersonic glide phase interceptor for further development. Continued development of the interceptor will be jointly… Continue reading "U.S. Missile Defense Agency Selects Northrop Grumman’s Hypersonic Glide Phase Interceptor For Further Development"
The Long Range Hypersonic Weapon is a fairly new system that entered service only last year. Its components have been extensively tested, the deployment of the system is slow but… Continue reading "Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon Contract Awarded"