Category: hypersonic

Russia Uses Hypersonic Missiles In Ukraine For First Time

Russia said on Saturday that it has used hypersonic missiles to destroy Ukrainian military assets in what marks the first time Moscow has acknowledged using this type of weapon in combat. The Russian defense ministry said in a March 19 operational update that on Friday it destroyed a large underground storage facility for missiles and aviation…


Russia Uses Hypersonic Ballistic Missiles In Ukraine For First Time

Russia said on Saturday that it has used hypersonic missiles to destroy Ukrainian military assets in what marks the first time Moscow has acknowledged using this type of weapon in combat. The Russian defense ministry said in a March 19 operational update that on Friday it destroyed a large underground storage facility for missiles and aviation…


China ‘Outpaced’ US in Hypersonic Weapons Development: Report

The United States must boost its production of hypersonic weapons if it is to adequately counter and deter the capabilities being developed by China, according to a senior Pentagon official. “I would say that everything we’re doing in terms of the interceptors, the strike weapons, isn’t going to make a difference unless we have sufficient…


Russia Launches About a Dozen New Hypersonic Tsirkon Missiles From Warships: Report

The Russian military test-fired about one dozen new Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missiles from warships last week, according to reports, citing the northern fleet. Interfax news agency reported on Friday that Moscow test-fired around 10 of the new hypersonic weapon systems from a frigate and two more from a submarine. Russian President Vladimir Putin has lauded the weapon…


Chinese Researchers Built Hypersonic Aircraft Prototype Using Design Scrapped by NASA

Chinese researchers have built a prototype hypersonic flight engine based on a design by NASA that was scrapped more than two decades ago.  The development comes months after the Chinese regime tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile that reportedly took U.S. intelligence by surprise.  In a peer-reviewed paper published Dec. 5 in China’s Journal of Propulsion Technology,…


US Defense Chief Raises Concern About China’s Drive for Hypersonic Weapons

SEOUL, South Korea—America’s defense chief rebuked the Chinese regime on Dec. 2, vowing to confront its potential military threats in Asia and warning that its pursuit of hypersonic weapons intended to evade U.S. missile defenses “increases tensions in the region.” U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s stern comments after annual security talks with South Korea, a…


Chinese Hypersonic Weapon Launched Second Missile: Report

A hypersonic weapons system tested by the Chinese regime in July allegedly launched a second missile while flying at five times the speed of sound, according to a new report by the Financial Times. It is currently unclear whether the second missile was an air-to-air weapon or a countermeasure intended to prevent the weapon from…


China’s Hypersonic Weapon Could Be for Nuclear ‘First-Use’: Pentagon No. 2

The Chinese regime’s fielding of a new hypersonic weapons system could indicate that the nation is shifting away from its policy of not using nuclear weapons first in a potential conflict, according to the Pentagon’s second-highest-ranking officer. “They look like a first-use weapon,” said outgoing vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. John…


Chinese Regime Using US Tech to Create Weapons, House Republicans Warn

The Chinese military likely used American technologies in its reported test of a hypersonic weapon earlier in the year, according to a recent letter signed by 17 Republican lawmakers. “It is likely that U.S. software and tools contributed to the creation of this weapons system, because of our country’s permissive export controls and licensing policies…


The Disturbing Response to China’s Hypersonic Missile Test

Commentary Communist China’s apparent test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile is highly disturbing. But perhaps even more disturbing is what the episode has revealed about how unserious and ill-equipped America appears to be in the face of a regime that is relentlessly pursuing hegemony. As the House Armed Services Committee reported last year, hypersonic weapons…