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Weapons that fly at Mach 5 or faster, including glide vehicles and cruise missiles, developed by major militaries for fast, maneuverable long-range strikes.
The US Army says it has not yet declared its Dark Eagle hypersonic missile fully fielded, more than three years after the original target. A missile that flies in tests can still lack what a unit needs to use it.
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North Korea launched toward the East Sea on Oct. 12, nine days after its Oct. 3 test, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. Seoul was still analyzing the projectiles, so a case for pricing lasting Korea and Japan risk rests on frequency alone for now.
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Lockheed Martin unveiled PAC-3 Edge, a Patriot-family interceptor it plans to test in 2027 and field in 2031, built on a new seeker. The design keeps the Army's existing launchers and battle-command system, so a crew would field new rounds inside hardware already in service.
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South Korea flew its first homegrown hypersonic glide vehicle, built for at least Mach 5, as President Lee Jae-myung watched. On the one production estimate published, the orders it implies for Korean missile makers arrive in the 2030s.
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Castelion posted the first public image of Blackbeard firing from a truck, a hypersonic missile aimed at about 80% of PrSM Increment 4's capability for less. Whether it fits the Army's existing rocket launchers is still a planned step that the photo cannot confirm.
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Kim Yo-jong says Seoul and Tokyo lost track of North Korea's Oct. 3 missile, citing their range estimates of more than 700 km and about 680 km. Holders of Korean and Japanese assets have reason to price that only if the US-South Korean analysis of the flight backs her up.
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The hypersonic missile maker raised $1bn to build a high-rate production line in New Mexico. The disclosed contract book is 26 times smaller than the valuation.
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A $13B valuation on $500M of booked military contracts, co-led by a bank, a buyout firm and a venture fund, is what defense industrial capital looks like when it stops being venture capital.
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