National Interest on MSN5d
America’s Hypersonic Weapons Nightmare is Just Beginning
A global arms race is occurring, and the Americans are in the unenviable position of being on the defensive.
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Report to Congress on Hypersonic Weapons
The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons—maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5—as a part of its conventional prompt global strike ...
North Korea says it tested hypersonic intermediate range missile aimed at remote Pacific targets
North Korea, since 2021, has been testing various hypersonic weapons designed to fly at more than five times the speed of ...
National Interest on MSN7d
North Korea Celebrated New Years By Launching a Hypersonic Weapon
By developing hypersonic weapons and testing them before the presidential changeover in the United States, North Korea has a ...
LISTEN: Is America losing the hypersonic weapons race?
Michael Johns, senior vice president of the company Kratos, joins the show to discuss U.S. hypersonic weapons development and whether the nation is still lagging behind China and Russia.
Newsweek on MSN8d
North Korea Fires Hypersonic Missile in First Weapons Test of 2025
Pyongyang's first test-fire of 2025 came as Blinken, America's top diplomat, met with South Korea's acting President Choi ...
National Interest on MSN5d
China's Hypersonic Weapons Just Got Deadlier
China is beating the United States in the global tech race. They have both caught up to the Americans in critical ...
These defense and aerospace stocks may reap the benefits of the hypersonic-missile race
Defense company Kratos and subcontractors Rocket Labs and Leidos are involved in a five-year, $1.45 billion U.S. government ...
Defense News on MSN7d
Pentagon picks Kratos for hypersonic testbed program
The Pentagon awarded defense-technology firm Kratos a contract worth up to $1.45 billion to help increase its hypersonic ...