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
Hypersonic weapons may prove difficult for US to track
The United States Department of Defense is struggling to keep up in their lines of defense against hypersonic weapons - a threat that continues to creep up.
Chinese advancements could put hypersonic weapons on aircraft carriers
The Chinese military believes hypersonic weapons will change the nature of the battlefield and is investing heavily to advance their capabilities.
Asteroid 5 times faster than hypersonic missile to skim past Earth - NASA
According to NASA, asteroid 2022 SR2, one of two asteroids to fly past Earth on Wednesday, will fly much closer to Earth than the average asteroid, at speeds 5 times faster than a hypersonic missile.
Russia used Kinzhal hypersonic missiles 3 times in Ukraine - Shoigu
The Kinzhal missiles are part of an array of new hypersonic weapons President Vladimir Putin presented in 2018 in a speech in which he said they could hit almost any point in the world.
Russia starts mass production of Zircon naval hypersonic missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the hypersonic missile would be deployed in coming months.
US seeks upgrades to hypersonic weapons and defense capabilities
The US Defense Department announced that hypersonic weapons and defense development are among its top priorities for the next year.
Russian navy should be equipped with tactical nukes, says Russian scientist
Tactical nuclear weapons are smaller weapons designed to be used with more conventional weapon platforms such as artillery shells or torpedoes.
Russia sends 3 hypersonic missile-equipped jets to Kaliningrad exclave
The three MiG-31 aircraft with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles will be on combat alert around the clock.
Putin: Russia soon to deploy new naval hypersonic missiles
Russian media reported three days before Putin's comments that the Zircon missile would be put into service in September.