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Oct- 2023 -

19 October

Ship-board firing test of Japan's railgun

Japan Test-Fires Shipboard Railgun Counter-Hypersonic Weapon for First Time

Japan has successfully conducted the first-ever shipboard firing trial of its developmental railgun counter-hypersonic weapon.

Sep- 2023 -

12 September

Americas

Joe Saballa

US Army Aborts Dark Eagle Hypersonic Weapon Test for Third Time

The US Army has canceled a scheduled flight test of its new Dark Eagle hypersonic weapon at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

11 September

Air

Joe Saballa

Boeing Wins ‘Glide Breaker’ Hypersonic Missile Interceptor Phase II Deal

The Defense Advanced Research Project Agency has selected Boeing to move to the second phase of the “Glide Breaker” hypersonic missile interceptor program.

Aug- 2023 -

31 August

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

HII Awarded $155M to Outfit Zumwalt Destroyer With Hypersonic Weapon

HII has been awarded $155 million to modernize the US Navy's USS Zumwalt destroyer, including outfitting it with hypersonic weapons.

24 August

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Begins Upgrading Zumwalt Destroyer With Hypersonic Weapons

The guided-missile destroyer USS Zumwalt arrived at Ingalls Shipbuilding, Mississippi, last week to be upgraded with hypersonic weapons.

15 August

Sea

Joe Saballa

Russian Submarines ‘On Track’ to Get Hypersonic Missiles: Shipbuilder

Russia will equip its Yasen-class nuclear-powered submarines with Zircon hypersonic missiles to bolster their combat capabilities.

14 August

Asia Pacific

Inder Singh Bisht

US, Japan to Jointly Develop Hypersonic Missile Interceptor

The US and Japan will reportedly jointly develop an interceptor missile to counter hypersonic missiles being developed by China, Russia, and North Korea.

11 August

Air