Hypersonic Missiles at Center of New US Arms Race Against Russia and China
The test was a major step in moving forward with the first operational deployment of a hypersonic missile, a U.S. defense official said.
Army’s Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Finally Blasts Out Of Its Launcher
The U.S. Army has finally test-fired its Dark Eagle hypersonic missile from its trailer-based launcher, something it has been attempting to do so for some two years now. The service has explicitly blamed problems with the launcher for causing major testing woes that have pushed back plans to field the weapon system by years.
US Achieves Breakthrough In Hypersonic Weapon Test With Dark Eagle System
The US Department of Defense has reported a successful test of the Dark Eagle hypersonic weapon system - a major breakthrough after Washington left the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty in 2018.
How Pentagon's Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Compares to Putin's Oreshnik
The Pentagon's newest missile has drawn comparisons with Russia's recently deployed Oreshnik, the two emerging as key contenders in the hypersonic arms race and fueling debates over their capabilities and strategic impact.
U.S. progresses in hypersonic arms race with Dark Eagle test
Americans successfully tested the hypersonic Dark Eagle missile, reports the U.S. Department of Defence. The test, conducted on 12 December from Cape Canaveral Spaceport in Florida, marks the culmination of over two years of efforts to launch the weapon from a launcher mounted on a trailer.
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Winds Foil Second Stratolaunch Hypersonic Retest Attempt
The planned test of the second Talon TA-2 flight was scrubbed because winds at the planned recovery site at Vandenberg Space ...
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US Army & Navy successfully complete end-to-end hypersonic missile test
The US Army and Navy have successfully flown its Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon system in an end-to-end test at Cape Canaveral ...
US Test-Fires Game-Changing Hypersonic Weapon
The United States conducted a successful flight test of a conventional hypersonic missile in Florida, after a new Russian ...
Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers may finally find purpose as hypersonic missile shooters
The US Navy is working to upgrade the USS Zumwalt and other stealth destroyers in the class to carry hypersonic missiles. See ...
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Stealth destroyer 1st to carry hypersonic missiles that travel 5 times the speed of sound — with testing imminent
The Zumwalt-class stealth destroyers will mounted with experimental hypersonic weapon systems, but what makes this technology ...
What does a hypersonic missile do? What to know about Thursday's test launch from Florida
On Thursday, the U.S. military test-launched a hypersonic missile from Cape Canaveral. Here's why, what a hypersonic missile ...
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Rocket Lab's secretive launch last month was a hypersonic test for the US military (photos)
"Rocket Lab’s test platform showcased a new suite of cutting-edge technologies optimized for hypersonic technology tests with ...
USS Zumwalt Stealth Destroyer to be Mounted Hypersonic Missiles for Long-Range Strikes: Report
The USS Zumwalt is set to receive hypersonic missile systems for longer-range, precise strikes as part of an experimental ...
Russia has used its hypersonic Oreshnik missile for the first time. What are its capabilities?
A Russian attack on a military industrial facility in central Ukraine on Nov. 21 marked the first use of a powerful new ...
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MD-19: A hypersonic drone with horizontal landing unveiled by China
Scientists in China seem to have achieved the feat of making a drone carry out a horizontal landing on a runway after it has ...