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By Jeff Schogol Dec 22, 2020

News

Here are the new toys that Congress is giving the Pentagon for Christmas

Ho, ho, ho!

By Jared Keller Dec 11, 2020

Military Tech

The Air Force just took a major step towards slapping hypersonic missiles on a B-1B Lancer

The Air Force recently launched a stealthy cruise missile from an external weapons pylon on the venerable bomber.

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Oct 7, 2020

Military Tech

Russia just released footage of its new hypersonic anti-ship missile in action

The Russian Ministry of Defense on Wednesday offered a first look at a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile being fired...

By Jared Keller Aug 13, 2020

Military Tech

The Air Force is on the hunt for a brand new hypersonic weapon, and its name is ‘Mayhem’

Buckle up, because the Air Force is poised to crank its hypersonic weapons search up to 11

By Jared Keller Aug 11, 2020

Military Tech

The Air Force just took a major step towards launching a hypersonic missile from its oldest bomber

The Air Force just took a major step towards fielding a hypersonic weapon with the final captive-carry test of its...

By David Slotnick, Business Insider Aug 8, 2020

Military Tech

The Air Force just awarded a contract to develop a hypersonic Air Force One

An aerospace company called Hermeus on Thursday announced a contract with the U.S. Air Force and the Presidential and Executive...

By Jared Keller Aug 5, 2020

Military Tech

Watch never-before-seen footage of a US hypersonic missile slamming into its target

The Army has released new footage from the hypersonic missile test it executed with the Navy back in March, the...

By Task & Purpose Aug 5, 2020

Military Tech

Army and Navy conduct hypersonic missile test in Hawaii

The Department of Defense successfully tested a hypersonic glide body in a flight experiment conducted from the Pacific Missile Range...

By Jeff Schogol Jun 24, 2020

News

Are UFOs flown by aliens or Russian and Chinese pilots? Lawmakers wants to know

Interstellar visitors or great power competition?

By Jared Keller Jun 8, 2020

Military Tech

The Army accidentally revealed plans for a new hypersonic weapon on Flickr

The Army appears to have inadvertently publicized potential plans for a brand-new hypersonic weapon system in a post on the...

By Jared Keller Apr 10, 2020

Military Tech

The Air Force wants to load up B-1B Lancers with hypersonic missiles capable of smashing targets at Mach 5

The Air Force's favorite non-nuclear bomber may soon boast an arsenal of hypersonic missiles to scare the bejesus out of...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Mar 20, 2020

Military Tech

The Pentagon just took a big step forward in the hypersonic arms race with Russia and China

The U.S. military successfully conducted a flight test of a glide body for future hypersonic weapons, the Department of Defense...

By Task & Purpose Feb 28, 2020

News

China’s Military Buildup

China has rapidly increased its research and development in technology in recent years.

By Reuters Staff Feb 27, 2020

Military Tech

Russia conducts first ship-based hypersonic missile test

Russia successfully test-launched its Tsirkon (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile from a military vessel for the first time early last month,...

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jan 21, 2020

Military Tech

Russia admits its deadly Zircon hypersonic missile is suffering from ‘childhood diseases’

Russia is in the process of developing a new hypersonic cruise missile — the 3M22 Zircon (Tsirkon), but the weapon...

By Reuters Staff Nov 30, 2019

Military Tech

Russia tests hypersonic missile in Arctic

Russia's MiG-31K interceptor jet carried out a test of the Kinjal (Dagger) hypersonic missile in Russia's part of Arctic earlier...

By Michael Martina, Reuters Oct 1, 2019

Military Tech

China touts new hypersonic missiles and drones designed to kill US ships and bases

"The message is pretty blunt. It dramatically erodes the U.S. military edge is Asia, and over the long-term, America's military...

By Haley Britzky Aug 14, 2019

News

The Army is getting a new $130 million hypersonics playground in Texas

The Army is two thirds of the way to completing the Texas university trifecta.

By Ryan Pickrell, Business Insider Jun 13, 2019

Military Tech

The Air Force’s oldest bomber just took flight with its newest hypersonic weapon for the first time

A B-52 Stratofortress heavy, long-range bomber took to the skies over Edwards Air Force Base in California on Wednesday with...

By Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Liberty Dec 27, 2018

Military Tech

Watch Russia Successfully Test Its Newest Hypersonic Missile System

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared on Radio Free Europe/Radio Free Liberty Russia has successfully tested its new Avangard hypersonic...

By Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times Jul 17, 2018

Military Tech

What We Know About The Air Force’s New Military Space Plane

A decade after the U.S. Air Force commissioned the next generation of GPS satellites, the first of these spacecraft is...

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Here are the new toys that Congress is giving the Pentagon for Christmas

The Air Force just took a major step towards slapping hypersonic missiles on a B-1B Lancer

Russia just released footage of its new hypersonic anti-ship missile in action

The Air Force is on the hunt for a brand new hypersonic weapon, and its name is ‘Mayhem’

The Air Force just took a major step towards launching a hypersonic missile from its oldest bomber

The Air Force just awarded a contract to develop a hypersonic Air Force One

Watch never-before-seen footage of a US hypersonic missile slamming into its target

Army and Navy conduct hypersonic missile test in Hawaii

Are UFOs flown by aliens or Russian and Chinese pilots? Lawmakers wants to know

The Army accidentally revealed plans for a new hypersonic weapon on Flickr

The Air Force wants to load up B-1B Lancers with hypersonic missiles capable of smashing targets at Mach 5

The Pentagon just took a big step forward in the hypersonic arms race with Russia and China

China’s Military Buildup

Russia conducts first ship-based hypersonic missile test

Russia admits its deadly Zircon hypersonic missile is suffering from ‘childhood diseases’

Russia tests hypersonic missile in Arctic

China touts new hypersonic missiles and drones designed to kill US ships and bases

The Army is getting a new $130 million hypersonics playground in Texas

The Air Force’s oldest bomber just took flight with its newest hypersonic weapon for the first time

Watch Russia Successfully Test Its Newest Hypersonic Missile System

What We Know About The Air Force’s New Military Space Plane