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Military hypersonic technology in the US

Military hypersonic technology in the US
After a public presentation of Russian programs on March 1, 2018, the US defense industry and military doubled down on obtaining funding for development of own hypersonic weapons, resulting in a number of parallel programs one can easily become confused in
  • 20.08.2020
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Kinzhal Hypersonic Target Designation From Aboard Il-20M

Kinzhal Hypersonic Target Designation From Aboard Il-20M
In the Southern Military District (SMD) a commissioning ceremony was held for the modernised Il-20M electronic reconnaissance aircraft. Now the Kinzhal missile system will be able to receive target designation from the board of the modernised Il-20M Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. The press service of the Southern Military District shared a release about…
  • 30.07.2020
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A New Radar Capable of Detecting Hypersonic Targets

A New Radar Capable of Detecting Hypersonic Targets
JSC Rosoboronexport (part of Rostec State Corporation) is to roll out a "state-of-the-art radar", as it was described in a press release published on Thursday. Rosoboronexport announced today that has started marketing work to introduce to the world market the 59N6-TE mobile three-dimensional radar.   The new radar is developed and produced by the JSC…
  • 21.05.2020
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New Hypersonic Missile Designed for Tu-22M3M Tested

New Hypersonic Missile Designed for Tu-22M3M Tested
Sources in the Russian industrial complex have revealed that Russia's air forces have recently tested a new hypersonic missile that is created for a modified version of the Tu-22M3M strategic bomber. "Recently, a new hypersonic missile was tested on the Tu-22M3. The missile will be part of the armament range of the upgraded Tu-22M3M along…
  • 12.05.2020
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Japan Is Developing a Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile

Japan Is Developing a Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile
The development of a hypersonic guided missile that targets land and sea target has begun.  Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) named this missile as a "game changer." This missile will use a Dual-Mode Scramjet engine (DMSJ), a combination of ramjet and scramjet (supersonic combustion ramjet) engines, and thus should be able to fly at…
  • 27.04.2020
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Ten Tsirkon Trials To Be Held in 2020-2021

Ten Tsirkon Trials To Be Held in 2020-2021
A source in Russia’s defence industry has revealed that Russia will carry out about 10 more launches of its newest hypersonic missile, Tsirkon (or Zircon), as part of state trials. The trials will be held in 2020-2021 "Prior to the completion of the Tsirkon system's state trials, about ten more launches of the hypersonic missile…
  • 23.04.2020
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US DoD Asks for $2.865B for Hypersonic Weapons

US DoD Asks for $2.865B for Hypersonic Weapons
A budget document for the US Department of Defence (DoD) that has been published reveals that DoD has asked the Congress $for 2.865 billion, 14 percent more than 2020, for hypersonic weapons. According to Breaking Defense, that published the document contents, "Army and Navy hypersonics spending would nearly double in 2021. Each increases by 95 percent. But that’s offset by…
  • 15.04.2020
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Russia & US Talks on Hypersonic Weapons

Russia & US Talks on Hypersonic Weapons
Moscow is open for a dialogue with Washington on new advanced developments, including hypersonic weapons, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an online interview with Russian and foreign media on Tuesday. "We are also open for a talk on new advanced developments, including hypersonic weapons, in the context, and I want to emphasize it,…
  • 14.04.2020
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S-500 “Prometheus” to Change the Face of Missile Defence

S-500 “Prometheus” to Change the Face of Missile Defence
Last month, a subsidiary of S-500 maker Almaz-Antey confirmed that multiple components of the next generation air defence system had been developed and tested, with the completed complex to start testing with the military later this year. The S-500 is not just a conventional air and missile defence system, but an weapon that is capable…
  • 13.04.2020
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Shoigu Briefs Senators on Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile Tests

Shoigu Briefs Senators on Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile Tests
Russia’s Defense Minister Army General Sergei Shoigu informed Russian senators on Wednesday about the flight development tests of the Tsirkon sea-launched hypersonic missile. "The flight development tests of the Tsirkon sea-launched hypersonic missile are under way," the defense chief said at a plenary session in the upper house of Russia’s parliament. Two sources in the domestic defense industry…
  • 26.03.2020
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