Hypersonic glide vehicle

Americas Missiles Technology 

Lockheed Martin Wins Contract in Support of Flight Test Demonstrations of U.S. Navy Intermediate Range Conventional Prompt Strike Weapon System

December 21, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Hypersonic glide vehicle, Lockheed Martin, Strategic Systems Programs (SSP) US Navy, U.S. Navy (USN), USA

Lockheed Martin Space Systems is awarded a contract in support of the flight test demonstrations of U.S. Navy Intermediate Range

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Americas Missiles Technology 

Pentagon Looking to Step Up Its Development of Hypersonic Weapons

December 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Hypersonic flight, Hypersonic glide vehicle, Hypersonic missile, Pentagon, USA

The U.S. Defense Department is looking to step up its development of hypersonic weapons — missiles that travel more than

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Americas Missiles 

Joint DARPA/U.S. Army OpFires Program to Kick Off with Three Contract Awards

November 13, 2018December 14, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Aerojet Rocketdyne, DARPA/US Army Operational Fires (OpFires) Program, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Exquadrum, Hypersonic glide vehicle, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Surface-to-surface missile (SSM), U.S. Army, USA

The joint DARPA/U.S. Army Operational Fires (OpFires) program will soon kick off with three performers awarded contracts to begin work:

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Americas Weapons 

DARPA Issues Presolicitation Notice for Glide Breaker Program to Develop Hypersonic Vehicle Interceptor

November 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD), DARPA Glide Breaker, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Hypersonic flight, Hypersonic glide vehicle, Hypersonic missile, USA

The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has issued a presolicitation notice for the Glide Breaker program which seeks

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Asia-Pacific Ballistic Missiles 

China Tests New DF-17 Ballistic Missile With Hypersonic Glide Vehicle

December 28, 2017 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Ballistic Missile, DF-17, Hypersonic glide vehicle, MRBM, People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF), PR China

China conducted flight-test of a new series of ballistic missiles, named DF-17, with a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) in November,

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Asia-Pacific Missiles Technology 

US-Australia conducts successful Mach 8 HiFire 4 hypersonic missile test

July 17, 2017August 2, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Australia, Hypersonic glide vehicle, Hypersonic International Flight Research Experimentation (HIFiRE), U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), USA

A hypersonic glide vehicle capable of moving at a speed eight times faster than sound has launched from a rocket

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