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The US has tested a hypersonic missile designed by Lockheed Martin for the Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) program, a defense official cited by CNN on Monday has claimed. The Biden administration supposedly kept the trial secret not to antagonize Russia further. According to the CNN source, the scramjet missile …

The Russian military has said it used its state-of-the-art Kinzhal hypersonic missiles to destroy an arms depot near the city of Ivano-Frankivsk in western Ukraine. The strike with the air-launched missile system took place on Friday, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Konashenkov said during a briefing. It targeted “a large …

Russian long-range MiG-31K interceptors and Tu-22M3 strategic bombers, carrying hypersonic Kinzhal missiles, have landed at Khmeimim airbase in Syria, the Ministry of Defense said on Tuesday. The aircraft are set to take part in massive naval exercise staged by Moscow in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. Footage released …

Trials of the state-of-the-art Zircon sea-launched hypersonic cruise missile are currently being completed, and the projectiles will be deployed to the Russian Navy later this year, a deputy defense minister revealed on Thursday. The Zircon has made significant headlines worldwide for its capabilities, and last year it was named by …

North Korea said it successfully tested a new hypersonic missile, with leader Kim Jong-un reportedly present for the launch. Officials in Seoul have claimed the weapon was an upgraded model of a system tested last week. “The test fire was aimed at making a final confirmation of the overall specifications …

Speaking at a meeting of top military officials on Tuesday, Sergey Shoigu said that trials of the Zircon missile are now finishing up, and that they will begin to be shipped to the military in 2022. He reported that the country would be investing 258 billion rubles ($3.5 billion) into …

The unsuccessful attempt to test the new missile prototype was made by the US Air Force on Wednesday. The munition failed to leave its carrier aircraft for an unspecified reason, returning safely back to the ground. “On 15 Dec. 2021, the Department of the Air Force attempted a booster test …

Kendall told Reuters on Tuesday that “there is an arms race, not necessarily for increased numbers, but for increased quality” and that the race had “been going on for quite some time.” The secretary also claimed “the Chinese have been at it very aggressively,” and that while the US hadn’t …

Speaking to gathered experts, Putin called the development of high-speed missiles as a “necessary” response to “Western actions.” “We have already successfully conducted tests, and from the beginning of the year we will have in service a sea-based hypersonic missile of Mach 9,” Putin said. Although he didn’t name the …

“We’re not as advanced as the Chinese or the Russians in terms of hypersonic programs,” General David Thompson, the vice chief of space operations, told an audience at the Halifax International Security Forum on Saturday. “We have catching up to do very quickly.” Thompson mentioned bureaucracy and concerns over spending …