MBDA to Develop the ASN4G Nuclear Hypersonic Cruise Missile
DGA announced a framework contract with MBDA to develop France’s successor to the ASMP supersonic nuclear cruise missile, the ASN4G hypersonic cruise missile.
hypersonic News
Air
Weapon / Missile
Regional / Strategy
Weapon / Missile
MBDA Pitches AQUILA as a Counter to Manoeuvrable Hypersonics
MBDA has provided details on its previously unveiled AQUILA air defence missile being developed to take out hypersonic threats like HGVs and cruise missiles.
Air
Weapon / Missile
USAF Seeks an Air-Launched Ballistic Missile Programme
USAF’s FY2027 budget request for Research, Development, Test & Evaluation (RDT&E) activities includes a complementary air-launched ballistic missile.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Japan Aims for Hypersonic Cruise Missile IOC in 2032
As a follow-up to the ongoing Type 25 SSM and Type 25 HGP hypersonic weapons, ATLA is planning to introduce a hypersonic cruise missile into the early 2030s.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
US Navy Seeks Mk41 VLS Compliant Hypersonic Weapons
US Navy announced the FLASH programme, aiming for a hypersonic missile that can be fired from the in-use Mk41 VLS cells due to CPS needing a different launcher.
Analysis
Weapon / Missile
Defence Politics
Tomahawks Keep War at a Distance — Until Stocks Run Out
Heavy use of Tomahawk cruise missiles raises concerns in D.C. that America’s stand-off war model could collapse if precision missile stocks begin to tighten.
Air
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
AFRL Tests Ursa Major’s Draper Liquid Fuel Rocket Engine
Ursa Major’s Draper liquid fuel rocket engine, which aims at a lower maintenance burden, was tested onboard AFRL’s Affordable Rapid Missile Demonstrator.
Air
Space
ROKETSAN Eyes New Upper Layer Capabilities for Steel Dome
ROKETSAN CEO Murat İkinci stated that the Steel Dome IADS will be expanded to address exo-atmospheric threats and hypersonic missiles with new effectors.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Engine and Transmission
US Navy Might Shift Towards Rocket Propulsion for HALO
HALO programme, which aims for hypersonic missiles for ASuW missions, might be reborn in the form of a rocket-powered hypersonic missile to reduce risks.
Air
Space
POLARIS to Develop a Hypersonic Test Aircraft for Germany
POLARIS Spaceplanes announced a deal with Germany’s BAAINBw to develop an experimental hypersonic aircraft for the development of reusable hypersonic platforms.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Pentagon: China’s DF-27 ICBM has Anti-Ship Capabilities
A report on China’s ballistic missiles and hypersonic weaponry by Pentagon revealed that the new DF-27 ICBM with a hypersonic glide vehicle can hit ships too.
Space
Weapon / Missile
ASELSAN Expresses Interest in Space-Based Missile Defence
In a recent article on integrated air defence and the future threats, ASELSAN expressed interest in the development of space-based lasers and kinetic systems.
Air
Weapon / Missile
China Conducts Test for an Unidentified Hypersonic Missile
A civilian-recorded footage of a hypersonic missile test involving a visibly straight trajectory was shared on the Chinese social media platform Weibo.
Weapon / Missile
China Displays Hypersonic Arsenal at Victory Day Parade
China has officially introduced its new arsenal of hypersonic missiles, most of which are anti-ship missiles, during the Victory Day Parade of 2025.
Weapon / Missile
Expo and Air Show
IDEF25: TAYFUN Block 4 Packs a Bigger Punch with More Reach
ROKETSAN has revealed the TAYFUN Block 4 ballistic missile with hypersonic speed and more size to carry a larger warhead and reach longer ranges during IDEF25.
Weapon / Missile
Türkiye Turns to Hypersonics After Iran’s Missile Strike
Turkiye wants to reach hypersonic technology, Turkish Defence Ministry sources stated. This statement follows Erdoğan’s agreement to increase defence budget.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
