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14 December

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

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

Joe Saballa

Stratolaunch to Develop Aerial Target for US Hypersonic Missiles

The US Missile Defense Agency has awarded Stratolaunch a contract to develop an aerial target that mimics potential hypersonic threats.

1 December

Sea

Tsirkon hypersonic missile fired from ship

Inder Singh Bisht

Russia Begins Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile Production

Russia has begun serial production of Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles for the country’s navy.

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29 November

Europe

Staff Writer With AFP

Russia Says Latest Zircon Hypersonic Missile Test Successful

Russia said it had carried out another successful test of its Zircon hypersonic cruise missile.

26 November

Technology

Hanan Zaffar

Russia to Resume Sub-Launched Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile Tests in 2024

Russia has announced that submarine flight development tests of the Tsirkon hypersonic missile will resume in 2024.

24 November

Americas

Joe Saballa

Raytheon, Northrop, and Lockheed to Develop US Missile Interceptor System

Raytheon, Northrop Grumman, and Lockheed Martin have been selected to develop a new missile interceptor system for the US military.

24 November

Asia Pacific

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

Staff Writer With AFP

China Stuns West With Hypersonic Missile Test

A Chinese hypersonic test flight points to a major breakthrough but experts doubt Beijing's capacity to deploy the advanced technology.

11 November

Business

Inder Singh Bisht

Atlanta-Based Startup Unveils Hypersonic Aircraft Prototype

A Georgia-based aerospace startup unveiled its Mach 5-capable hypersonic aircraft prototype this week, wowing the audience with the roar of its engine afterburner.

11 November

Space