Hypersonic Weapons

A Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) soldier takes part in a drill to mobilise their Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in response to a recent missile launch by North Korea, at US Air Force Yokota Air Base in Fussa on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan August 29, 2017. REUTERS/Issei Kato/File photo
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Fearing China's hypersonic weapons, US Navy seeks to arm ships with Patriot missiles

Integrating the Lockheed Martin-made missiles with ships' air defenses comes amid simmering tension in the Indo-Pacific region as China rapidly modernizes its military

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US Air Force says it conducted successful hypersonic weapon test

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on a National Security Initiative virtually with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, inside the East Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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UK, US, Australia agree to work on hypersonics under defence pact

The Pentagon logo is seen behind the podium in the briefing room at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, US, January 8, 2020. Photo: Reuters
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US successfully flight tests Raytheon hypersonic weapon -Pentagon

From Sputnik-1 to Sputnik V: Russian scientific achievements
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From Sputnik-1 to Sputnik V: Russian scientific achievements

Russia's President Vladimir Putin inspects warships before the Navy Day parade in Saint Petersburg, Russia July 26, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
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Putin says Russian Navy to get hypersonic nuclear strike weapons

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with regions' heads via a video link amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow, Russia April 28, 2020. Sputnik/Alexei Druzhinin/Kremlin via REUTERS
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Putin says Russia will be able to counter hypersonic weapons