hypersonic missile

Jul- 2026 -

16 July

Arms

What Is a Hypersonic Missile?

Understand how hypersonic missiles combine unprecedented speed with maneuverability, and why they challenge today's air and missile defense systems.

16 July

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Europe Pushes Into Exo-Atmospheric Missile Defense With Bliksem EXO Interceptor

Europe is taking its missile defense ambitions beyond the atmosphere with Bliksem EXO, a sovereign interceptor designed to destroy incoming ballistic missiles through direct hit-to-kill impacts in space.

Jun- 2026 -

30 June

Europe

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

MBDA’s New AI Tool Charts Cruise Missile Routes in Seconds

European defense giant MBDA aims to cut the time required for complex cruise missile mission planning from hours to minutes with its new AI-powered software.

26 June

Americas

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Lockheed Reveals New Hypersonic Glide Body for Long-Range Strike

Lockheed Martin has offered a glimpse of its vision for future long-range hypersonic strike with the introduction of the Next Generation Glide Body.

May- 2026 -

11 May

Asia Pacific

Akhsan Erido Elezhar

Pakistan Debuts ‘Fatah-3’ Cruise Missile Channeling China’s HD-1

The Pakistan Army is bolstering its long-range strike capabilities with the Fatah-3, a supersonic cruise missile believed to be derived from China’s HD-1 missile family.

Apr- 2026 -

27 April

Americas

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Contracts Castelion to Integrate Hypersonic Missile Onto F/A-18

The US Navy has awarded Castelion a $105-million contract to continue efforts to integrate its Blackbeard hypersonic missile with the F/A-18.

2 April

DOD Contracts

Inder Singh Bisht

US Navy Awards Lockheed $1.35B to Field Hypersonics on USS Zumwalt

The US Navy has awarded Lockheed Martin a $1.35-billion contract modification to support production and integration of the Conventional Prompt Strike hypersonic weapon system aboard the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000).

Feb- 2026 -

26 February

Air