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- Defense Contracts
US Navy Awards $49.9M Contract To Castelion For Blackbeard Hypersonic Weapons Prototypes
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes read■ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE ► Castelion Corp. awarded a $49,998,005 firm fixed price order for Blackbeard hypersonic weapons development. ► …
- Global News
Rocket Lab Prepares Hypersonic Test Mission For Defense Innovation Unit Using Electron Rocket
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes read■ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE ► Rocket Lab preparing new hypersonic test mission for U.S. Defense Innovation Unit. ► Mission to …
- Military & OrdnanceHypersonic Weapons
China’s YKJ-1000 Hypersonic Missile Exposes a Critical Cost Crisis in U.S. Missile Defense
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 10 minutes read■ KEY FACTS AT A GLANCE ► China’s Sichuan Lingkong Tianxing Technology unveiled the YKJ-1000 hypersonic glide missile in late November 2025, …
- Hypersonic WeaponsMilitary & Ordnance
Britain Accelerates Hypersonic Missile Development Amid Rising Global Threats
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 5 minutes readBritain Hypersonic Missile Development Moves Into High Gear Britain hypersonic missile development is entering a faster phase as the United Kingdom pushes …
- Global News
Ukraine Intercepts Two Russian Kinzhal Missiles Targeting Lviv
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readUkrainian Air Defense Intercepts Russian Kinzhal Missiles Near Lviv Ukraine intercepts Kinzhal missiles targeting Lviv as air defense units neutralized two Russian …
- Global News
Russia Launches 521 Air Attack Assets in Major Strike on Ukraine Infrastructure
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 3 minutes readRussia Ukraine air attack operations intensified overnight on February 3, as Russian forces launched one of the largest combined missile and drone …
- Military & OrdnanceHypersonic Weapons
Castelion Begins Construction of Project Ranger Hypersonic Campus in New Mexico
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 4 minutes readCastelion Project Ranger Hypersonic Campus Takes Shape in New Mexico Castelion Project Ranger hypersonic campus construction has officially begun in New Mexico, …
- Naval & MaritimeNaval Strategy & Maritime Security
U S Navy First Stealth Hypersonic Strike Destroyer USS Zumwalt Completes Builderโs Sea Trials
by Daniel Mercer (TheDefenseWatch) 2 minutes readUSS Zumwalt sea trials for the U S Navy first stealth hypersonic strike destroyer wrapped up in January 2026 after extensive modernization …
- Military & OrdnanceHypersonic Weapons
Iran’s Fattah-1 Hypersonic Missile: How Hypersonic Flight Changes Warfare
by TeamDefenseWatch 12 minutes readIran Unveils Fattah-1: A New Chapter in Hypersonic Warfare Iran unveiled the Fattah-1 hypersonic missile in a ceremony on June 6, 2023, …