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  2. Hypersonic weapon - Wikipedia

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    The Silbervogel was the first design for a hypersonic weapon and was developed by German scientists in the 1930s, but was never constructed. [6]The ASALM (Advanced Strategic Air-Launched Missile) was a medium-range strategic missile program developed in the late 1970s for the United States Air Force; the missile's development reached the stage of propulsion-system testing, test-flown to Mach 5 ...

  3. Hypersonic flight - Wikipedia

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    Hypersonic cruise missiles, which are powered by scramjets, are limited to below 30 km (19 mi); [c] hypersonic glide vehicles can travel higher. Hypersonic vehicles are much slower than ballistic (i.e. sub-orbital or fractional orbital) missiles, because they travel in the atmosphere, and ballistic missiles travel in the vacuum above the ...

  4. Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon - Wikipedia

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    The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW), also known as Dark Eagle [9] is a intermediate-range surface-to-surface boost-glide hypersonic weapon being developed for use by the United States Army. The United States Navy intends to procure a ship/submarine-launched variant of the missile as part of the service's Intermediate-Range Conventional ...

  5. How hypersonic missiles work and the unique threats ... - AOL

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    Hypersonic missiles can change course to avoid detection and anti-missile defenses. U.S. Air Force graphicRussia used a hypersonic missile against a Ukrainian arms depot in the western part of the ...

  6. Hwasong-12A - Wikipedia

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    But KCNA claimed the missile flew 1,000 km (620 mi) and hit the sea target. [25] Japanese tracking data showed the missile turned sharply before landing in the sea, suggesting it was a hypersonic ballistic missile, as North Korea described it. [23] Kim Jong Un and Kim Yo Jong came to watch the missile launch. It was Kim Jong Un's first visit of ...

  7. What are hypersonic missiles and how do they work? - AOL

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    What are hypersonic missiles? Hypersonic missiles, like the Kinzhal (Dagger) rockets allegedly being deployed by the Russian Air Force, are thought to represent the next generation of arms because ...

  8. These Are the Hypersonic Missiles that Terrify the U.S. Military

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    The next-gen hypersonic missiles can fly low (below 60,000 feet), adjust course midflight, and maneuver around missile-defense systems. Military analysts have called them “unstoppable.”

  9. Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile - Wikipedia

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    The United States hopes to have the missile in operational capacity by FY 2027. [21] The United States Air Force has stated that Australian testing facilities will be used for testing of HACM. [22] [23] In Australian service, the projectile will become the fastest missile Australia has ever operated, and the first hypersonic missile.