Tag: hypersonic
US Air Force’s ARRW hypersonic weapon logs another unsuccessful flight test
This is the third known unsuccessful flight test of the AGM-183A hypersonic weapon.
Northrop Grumman to turn Global Hawks into hypersonic research support assets
The Pentagon has awarded Northrop Grumman a task order to reconfigure four US Air Force EQ-4 Block 20 Global Hawk aircraft for...
Stratolaunch to support US Missile Defense Agency’s hypersonic research
Stratolaunch, the maker of the world’s largest plane that serves as a launchpad for hypersonic and aerospace vehicles, announced it has been...
MDA picks three to develop hypersonic missile interceptors for US destroyers
GPI will intercept hypersonic weapons in the glide phase of flight, which occurs once a missile has re-entered Earth's atmosphere.
Northrop’s hypersonic missile tracker for MDA passes critical design review
Northrop Grumman says it recently completed the critical design review of the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) prototype for the...
US Army, Navy complete joint hypersonic flight tests
The US Navy's Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) and the Army's Hypersonic Program Office (AHPO) completed what they referred to as a "high...
Pentagon awards 3-year research gig to hypersonics university consortium
A total of 18 projects will advance the state of applied hypersonics research while building the hypersonics-focused scientific and industrial workforce.
Lockheed opens new hypersonic systems production facility
Lockheed Martin has announced the opening of an advanced production facility in Courtland, Alabama, which will focus on hypersonic strike production.
North Korea claims it tested new Hwasong-8 hypersonic missile
North Korea says it tested a newly-developed hypersonic missile in the morning of September 28, in Doyang-ri, Ryongrim-gun, Jagang Province.
US Air Force completes first free flight test of HAWC hypersonic...
The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the US Air Force completed a free flight test of the Hypersonic Air-breathing...
