Commentary On March 28, the Air Force admitted that the March 13 test of Lockheed Martin’s AGM-183 air-launched rapid response weapon (ARRW) was a failure. This failure comes after four years and billions of dollars of taxpayer money sent to Lockheed Martin to develop hypersonic weapons. And this failure comes in the context of Russia’s…
Despite Billions in Research and Development, US Lags in Deploying Hypersonic Missiles
Kyiv Rejects Russian Claims That Hypersonic Missile Destroyed US Patriot Battery
May 17, 2023
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Ukrainian officials have denied Russian claims that a United States-supplied Patriot air-defense system was destroyed in Kyiv by a Kinzhal-type hypersonic missile. “Don’t worry about the fate of the Patriot [system],” Yuriy Ihnat, a Ukrainian Air Force spokesman, said in televised comments on May 17. “Destroying the system with some kind of ‘Kinzhal’ is impossible,”…
Hypersonic Missile Test Successful: US Air Force
The U.S. Air Force successfully tested a hypersonic missile that travelled five times the speed of sound off the Southern California coast May 14, following tests of similar weapons by China and Russia. The AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) was launched from a B-52H Stratofortress bomber by 419th Flight Test Squadron and the Global Power Bomber Combined Test…
New Hypersonic Missile Versus China
News Analysis AUKUS, the defense partnership of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States, is expanding from its original focus on nuclear submarine technology to cooperation on hypersonic and electronic warfare capabilities. The trilateral cooperation will also improve counter-hypersonics, information sharing, and defense innovation. According to British officials cited in The Times of London,…
US, UK, Australia to Develop Hypersonic Weapons
Three world powers are arming themselves to combat a weapons system the Chinese Communist Party is developing. A $95 million arms sale was made from the United States to Taiwan to help defend the island from missiles. It’s the third purchase under the current president. Back in the spotlight is organ harvesting in China. A…
Biden, AUKUS Leaders Announce Hypersonic Missile Plan
President Joe Biden, along with other leaders from the trilateral AUKUS international defense partnership, announced on April 5 the group will join in an effort to develop hypersonic missiles. The pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, known as AUKUS, was announced in September 2021. Its main piece is a plan to…
2nd Hypersonic Missile Used in Ukraine: Russian Defense Ministry
March 21, 2022
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Russia said it has used a hypersonic missile in Ukraine for the second time since the outbreak of hostilities, this time claiming to have struck a storage facility for fuel and lubricants used by the Ukrainian armed forces near the southern village of Kostiantynivka. Russia’s defense ministry said in a March 20 operational update that…
China’s Hypersonic Missile Data Analyzed as Chinese Rocket Scientist Defects to US
British media recently disclosed that a Chinese rocket scientist has defected to the West. Information associated with the aerospace engineer’s defect was first published by the Daily Express in the article “Global tensions grow as Chinese rocket scientist defects to the West,” on Jan. 23. The Chinese national, having “been passed over for promotion” while…
North Korea Launched a Hypersonic Missile, State Media Confirms
North Korea said Thursday it successfully fired a hypersonic ballistic missile. The “hypersonic gliding warhead” detached from its rocket booster and manoeuvred 120 kilometers (75 miles) laterally before it traveled 700 kilometers (435 miles) to “precisely” hit its target, reported Pyongyang state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA). The test also confirmed other aspects such as flight…
North Korea State Media Says Country Launched a ‘Hypersonic’ Missile
North Korea’s state media said Thursday the country successfully fired a “hypersonic” missile, a claim that has yet to be independently confirmed. The “hypersonic gliding warhead” reportedly manoeuvred 120 kilometers (75 miles) laterally before it traveled 700 kilometers (435 miles) to “precisely” hit its target, Pyongyang state media Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed. Other aspects…
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