Executive Summary: Hypersonix Launch Systems is accelerating development of future hypersonic aircraft after its DART AE demonstrator completed a successful flight test …
Hypersonic weapons
- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
Saronic Races To Deploy Blackbeard Hypersonic Capability Amid Growing Demand For Distributed Maritime Strike
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Saronic and Castelion have announced plans to integrate the Blackbeard hypersonic weapon with the Marauder medium unmanned surface vessel for …
- Military & OrdnanceArtillery & Missile SystemsHead-to-Head
Can THAAD and Patriot PAC-3 Actually Stop a Hypersonic Missile? The Hard Truth About Ballistic Missile Defense
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 10 minutes readExecutive Summary: THAAD and Patriot PAC-3 represent the two most combat-tested layers of U.S. ballistic missile defense — but the emergence of …
- Aerospace & AviationMilitary Aircraft
Boeing Advances B-1 Hypersonic Missile Upgrade To Expand Long-Range Strike Capability
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 6 minutes readExecutive Summary: Boeing has completed a major design milestone for a new external weapons carriage system intended for the U.S. Air Force’s …
- Global News
Russia Confirms Oreshnik Missile Use In Massive Strike On Ukraine
by Mr. SHEIKH (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Russia confirmed the operational use of its Oreshnik intermediate range ballistic missile during a large scale strike on Ukraine on …
- Military & OrdnanceHypersonic Weapons
Northrop Grumman Wins $325.5M RangeHawk Contract for High-Altitude Hypersonic Test Platform
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Army has awarded Northrop Grumman a $325.5 million contract to develop the RangeHawk universal payload architecture prototype, a …
- Defense ContractsHypersonic Weapons
Leidos Secures $2.7 Billion Deal For U.S. Hypersonic Weapons Production
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: Leidos has received a $2.7 billion U.S. Army contract to transition critical hypersonic weapons programs from prototyping into production. The …
- Military & OrdnanceMissile Defense Systems
Missile Defense Agency Races To Deploy Counter Hypersonic Intercept Capability With Project Maverick
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readExecutive Summary: The U.S. Missile Defense Agency is advancing Project Maverick, a planned flight test focused on defeating hypersonic missile threats. The …
- Military & OrdnanceArtillery & Missile Systems
SAHA 2026: ROKETSAN Debuts TAYFUN Block 4 Hypersonic Ballistic Missile and Launcher
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readExecutive Summary: ROKETSAN has officially debuted the TAYFUN Block 4 ballistic missile and its associated mobile launcher at the SAHA EXPO 2026 …
- Global News
U.S. Races To Deploy Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Amid Rising Iran Threat
by Samuel Drake (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readU.S. Evaluates Dark Eagle Hypersonic Missile Deployment Against Iranian Targets The Dark Eagle hypersonic missile is under consideration by the United States …