What Makes a Missile “Hypersonic”? Understanding how hypersonic missiles work begins with a deceptively simple threshold: speed. Any vehicle traveling above Mach …
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US Air Force Requests $404 Million To Produce First HACM Hypersonic Missiles In FY2027 Budget
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readHACM Hypersonic Missile Moves Into Production Phase The HACM hypersonic missile has entered a critical stage as the U.S. Air Force requests …
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US Navy Races To Deploy Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Amid Rising Maritime Threats
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readUS Navy Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile Moves Into MACE Program The Blackbeard hypersonic missile has been formally identified by the US Navy as …
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Missile Defense Agency Races To Advance Glide Phase Interceptor With $475M Northrop Grumman Boost
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readNorthrop Grumman Glide Phase Interceptor Program Accelerates The Glide Phase Interceptor program received a major boost as the Missile Defense Agency awarded …
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U.S. Military Expands Hypersonic Strike Capability With Successful Common Hypersonic Missile Test
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readU.S. Military Advances Common Hypersonic Missile Program The common hypersonic missile test conducted by the U.S. Army and Navy marks a significant …
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UK And Germany To Develop Stealth Hypersonic Cruise Missile Under Joint Program
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes read¦ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE UK and Germany launched a joint program to develop a stealth hypersonic cruise missile. The system …
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Iran’s Fattah-2 Hypersonic Missile: Is Tehran Targeting Israeli Command Infrastructure?
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 9 minutes read¦ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE › Iran’s Fattah-2 is a maneuvering hypersonic ballistic missile reportedly capable of gliding and altering trajectory …
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Venus Aerospace Successfully Flight Tests Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine At Spaceport America
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes read■ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE ► Houston based Venus Aerospace conducted a successful Rotating Detonation Rocket Engine flight test in 2025. …
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Iran Claims Hypersonic Capable Kheibar Missile Launch Against Israel Air Defenses
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes read■ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE ► Iran claims launch of hypersonic capable Kheibar missile toward Israeli air defense targets. ► Kheibar …
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Australia’s DART AE Completes First Hypersonic Flight, Validating Scramjet Technology For U.S. Defense Programs
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 7 minutes read■ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE ► Hypersonix Launch Systems’ DART AE completed its first-ever flight in late February 2025, reaching speeds …
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