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.
hypersonic News
Weapon / Missile
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
FY2026 US Budget Shifts to PAC-3 and Hypersonic Focus
Pentagon’s FY2026 budget reflects a shift toward missile stockpiling, drone investment, and hypersonic arms as global threats reshape U.S. defence priorities.
Air
Bilateral Relations
Defence Politics
Turkiye Prioritises Missile and Air Defence Systems
Iran’s hypersonic missiles breaching Israel’s air shield after retaliating for an Israeli strike has made layered defence Türkiye’s new strategic priority.
Weapon / Missile
Japan Shows Launcher Truck for Hypersonic Glide Weapon
The launcher truck with two canisters for Japan’s new hypersonic glide weapon HGVP, which has been test-fired, was seen on a Japanese Telegram channel.
Weapon / Missile
U.S. Navy Tests Sea-Launched Hypersonic Missile System
Using a cold-gas launch technique at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the U.S. Navy has tested sea-based hypersonic missile which will be used by Army too.
Weapon / Missile
USN Cancels HALO Air-Launched Hypersonic Missile Programme
The U.S. Navy has pulled the lever on the HALO hypersonic cruise missile programme intended for carrier-based fighter jets because of costs running rampant.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
Russia Unveils First Submarine built for Zircon Missiles
Marking a change in Russian naval doctrine, the nuclear-powered Perm is the first Yasen-M class submarine purpose-built to fire Zircon hypersonic missiles.
Weapon / Missile
SM-6 Air Defence Missile Intercepts Hypersonic Target
SM-6 Block IAU long-range air defence missile launched off an AEGIS destroyer successfully hit a hypersonic target boosted by an air-dropped MRBM target.
Weapon / Missile
Ukraine: Russia Focuses on Kinzhal Hypersonic Missiles
According to Ukraine’s Deputy Chief of the Defence Ministry’s Military Development Directorate, Vadim Skibitsky, Russia Focuses on Kinzhal Hypersonic missiles.
Weapon / Missile
Japan Tests Its New Hypersonic Glide Weapon in the U.S.
The new hypersonic glide weapon developed by Japan has been tested on U.S. soil, most probably to evade Chinese observation by radars and alternative sensors.
Weapon / Missile
Russia Exhibits Hypersonic Missiles in the Mediterranean Sea
Russia test-launched the Zircon hypersonic missile, Kalibr cruise missile, and Oniks missile at a naval and air force exercise held in the Mediterranean Sea.
Navy / Maritime
Weapon / Missile
USS Zumwalt Begins Refit for CPS Hypersonic Missiles
USS Zumwalt (DDG1000) destroyer was spotted undergoing its refit for CPS (Conventional Prompt Strike) boost-glide hypersonic missiles.
Weapon / Missile
Putin Announces the Oreshnik Intermediate-Range Missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the missile used in the mysterious strike on Ukraine as the conventionally armed Oreshnik.
Air
Unmanned Systems
DGA Prepares for Rafale F5 with MUM-T Capacity
French Armament Agency DGA wants to have Rafale F5, which will cooperate with a stealth Unmanned System.
Weapon / Missile
TAYFUN SRBM as Turkiye's First Hypersonic Hitter
ROKETSAN has published the technical specifications of TAYFUN SRBM, Turkiye's first hypersonic-cruising missile.
Weapon / Missile
Japan Tests Hypersonic Boost-Glide Munition
Japanese ATLA has announced the firing test of its HGVP hypersonic boost-glide munition to be placed on islands.
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- 09:00 EU advances five cross-border defence projects for common funding - The European Commission has proposed five large-scale cross-border defence projects that could acces...
- 09:00 NATO moves drone procurement toward continuous technology refresh - The Alliance's Drone Edge approach combines counter-drone investment, rapid procurement and a fivefo...
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