The U.S. Navy’s expensive effort to install hypersonic missiles on three Zumwalt-class destroyers is two years behind ...

The US’s first hypersonic weapon, already at least two years late for deployment in the field, is facing delays yet again — this time over unresolved production issues, according to congressional ...

While hypersonic missiles powered by ramjets or other advanced propulsion systems offer significant performance advantages, glide bodies are mechanically much simpler to build and deploy. As the name ...

Lockheed Martin (LMT) said it developed a hypersonic glide body designed to provide a longer-range strike capability while reducing manufacturing costs and supporting larger-scale production, as the U ...

Amid what President Trump calls a "defense crisis," there was confusion during a Senate hearing to discuss the FY27 budget, when Secretary of the Air Force Troy Meink said his department's spending ...

Leidos lands Army hypersonic weapons production contract Combined TPS and CHGB effort aims to speed deployment Contract strengthens Leidos’ NorthStar 2030 defense strategy Leidos has secured a $2.7 ...

The U.S. military has explored deploying its new Dark Eagle hypersonic weapon to the Middle East, according to a report, as the Army begins fielding the long-range system after years of delays. U.S.

The U.S. has spent years racing to develop hypersonic weapons to compete with China and Russia, but delays, shifting programs and limited testing capacity are raising concerns that Washington remains ...

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Hypersonic missile launched from Cape Canaveral. Hypersonic weapons are those that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5. The U.S. has been developing hypersonic weapons since the early 2000s. Secretive ...

This secretive missile launch was a joint effort between the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy. The common hypersonic missile is designed to travel at speeds exceeding Mach 5. This test is part of America's ...

Hypersonic weapons are often discussed in terms of speed, plasma effects, and short reaction times, but the real problem for defenders goes even deeper into flight mechanics. This video breaks down ...