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Jan- 2022 -

5 January

North Korea test fires a ballistic missile

North Korea Says It Tested Hypersonic Missile

North Korea has successfully tested a hypersonic missile, state media reported Thursday, in the first major weapons test this year.

5 January

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

Japan to Develop Railgun Counter-Hypersonic Weapon

The Japanese government has set aside $56 million to develop a railgun-based counter-hypersonic weapon system.

Dec- 2021 -

29 December

Asia Pacific

China's ‘Long March’ rocket, seen here carrying China’s Chang’e-5 lunar probe for its space program

Inder Singh Bisht

China Develops Faster Hypersonic Weapon Manufacturing

Chinese scientists have built a critical hypersonic weapon engine component using a method they believe will allow faster weapons manufacturing.

20 December

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Hypersonic Missile Fails Anew in Third Trial

The US Air Force AGM-183A air-launched rapid response weapon (ARRW) hypersonic missile has failed a test for the third time.

15 December

DOD Contracts

Inder Singh Bisht

Northrop to Modify Global Hawks for Hypersonic Missile Testing

The Department of Defense has contracted Northrop Grumman to reconfigure four US Air Force Global Hawk drones with sensors for tracking hypersonic weapon tests.

14 December

DOD Contracts

Photo of a common hypersonic glide body launche from Pacific Missile Range Facility, Kauai, Hawaii, during a Defense Department flight experiment, March 19, 2020.

Inder Singh Bisht

Pentagon Upgrades $2.38B Naval Hypersonic Missile Contract

The US Department of Defense has added $61.9 million to a previous $2.38 billion Lockheed Martin Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike Weapon System contract.

10 December

Americas