Hypersonic weapons
US Navy awards Northrop Grumman contract for new hypersonic‑ready rocket motor
The US Navy is accelerating its response to rising hypersonic threats with a new Northrop Grumman rocket motor designed to boost missile range, speed, and survivability.
What is the Oreshnik missile that Russia fired at Ukraine?
Lockheed Martin opens new hypersonic weapons facility
Israeli start-up Moonshot unveils hypersonic launcher for orbital logistics
WATCH: Iran unveils 'Fattah,' its first hypersonic missile
In November, the IRGC warned that a new hypersonic missile it was developing could hit Israel within 400 seconds.
State treason trial of Russian physicist begins in St. Petersburg
Anatoly Maslov, 76, is one of three hypersonic missile scientists who worked at an institute in Novosibirsk and who are now facing what the Kremlin has said are "very serious accusations."
Russian scientists arrested on treason charges for missiles failing to hit targets
Kyiv claims its US-supplied air defense systems have been able to shoot many of the missiles down, leading to the Kremlin's harsh response.
From Ukraine to Israel: The importance of layered air defense - analysis
Integrated multi-layered air defenses are increasingly key to defending countries and cities. Both Israel and Ukraine are now showing this.
Ukraine claims to shoot down six more Russian 'hypersonic' missiles
Russia claims to have destroyed a Patriot battery in Ukraine with a Kinzhal hypersonic missile.
Pentagon confirms downing of Russian 'hypersonic' missile by Ukraine
The Kinzhal missile was first used in combat in March against a Ukrainian position and has been used several more times during the war
Kyiv proves Russia's Kinzhal missile more hype than hypersonic - analysis
While Putin and other Russian officials indicated that the Kinzhal could reach speeds of Mach 10, the NATO report indicated that it could be far slower than that.
Ukraine says it downed hypersonic Russian missile with US air defense system
Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said the Kh-47 Kinzhal had been shot down on Thursday night
What does hypersonic missile arms race mean for Israeli security? - analysis
A hypersonic missile is much harder to shoot down. For this reason, Israel has been increasingly worried in recent years about Iran obtaining this weapon.
US army begins training with its first long-range hypersonic weapon system
Hypersonic missiles are able fly five times faster than the speed of sound and have complex and varying flight paths, making them hard to intercept.
