Tag: hypersonic missile

Milley’s Sputnik Moment and China’s Nukes

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Mark Milley called it a “Sputnik” moment, recalling the time when the Russians were the first to put a satellite in orbit. Milley was talking about China’s test of a space launched nuclear hypersonic glide vehicle, a fractional orbiting hypersonic bombardment system.  But, in fact, it was not a Sputnik…


Space Operations Vice Chief: China and Russia Ahead in Hypersonic Weapon Development

According to U.S. Space Operations Vice Chief David Thompson, U.S. hypersonic weapons are currently “not as advanced” as those of China and Russia but that it is an area the navy and the air force is “working on.” At the Halifax International Security Forum in Canada on Nov. 20, Thompson acknowledged that Russia and China…


Pentagon Picks Northrop, Lockheed, Raytheon to Develop Hypersonic Defense

WASHINGTON—The Pentagon on Friday said it selected Northrop Grumman, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon to research and develop a missile system that would be able to defend the United States against a hypersonic weapons attack. The three companies were awarded separate contracts totaling about $60 million to develop a glide phase interceptor that would be guided…


China’s Alleged Hypersonic Missile Test Has Not Been a ‘Wake-Up Call,’ Expert Says

Beijing’s alleged test of a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in the summer has not served as a wake-up call for America, and U.S. investment money will continue to flow into China as the communist regime seeks to build a Chinese-led world order, a China expert warned. “So much progress is made by China, I realized that…


Russia Will Supply Navy With Tsirkon Hypersonic Missiles in 2022, Says Putin

Russian leader Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that the country’s “Tsirkon” (Zircon) hypersonic cruise missile tests are nearing completion and the weapon will officially start to be used by the Russian Navy in 2022. “The trials of the Tsirkon seaborne hypersonic cruise missile are coming to a close. In the course of the trials, it…


Top US General Says China’s Suspected Hypersonic Missile Test a ‘Sputnik Moment ‘

General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said China’s suspected hypersonic missile test is “very concerning” and near a Sputnik moment. Milley was referring to Soviet Russia’s launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, in October 1957, which caused anxiety in the United States that it was falling behind the Soviet…


Top US General Says China’s Suspected Hypersonic Missile Test Close to a ‘Sputnik Moment’

General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said China’s suspected hypersonic missile test is “very concerning” and near a Sputnik moment. Milley was referring to Soviet Russia’s launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, in October 1957, which caused anxiety in the United States that it was falling behind the Soviet…


Top US General Says China’s Hypersonic Missile Test Close to a ‘Sputnik Moment’

General Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said China’s suspected hypersonic missile test is “very concerning” and near a Sputnik moment. Milley was referring to Soviet Russia’s launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, in October 1957, which caused anxiety in the United States that it was falling behind the Soviet…


Gen. Milley Calls China’s Suspected Hypersonic Missile Test a ‘Sputnik Moment’

Gen. Mark Milley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has called China’s suspected hypersonic missile test “very concerning” and said it was nearly a “Sputnik moment.” Milley was alluding to the Soviet Union’s launch of Sputnik, the world’s first artificial satellite, in October 1957, which caused anxiety that the United States was falling behind…


China Is Upping the Game in Hypersonic Weapons

News Analysis The hypersonic missile is the holy grail of the kinetic-kill weapons system. The appeal of such a powerful, supposedly unstoppable weapon is obvious and not lost on the West’s adversaries. It is China, however, that is driving most of the recent concerns over a hypersonics arms race. Traveling at a speed of anywhere…