Japan and the United States are planning to complete development of the next-generation missile defense system by the 2030s. While the Hwasong-16B’s introduction is a very significant ...
Russia’s growing arsenal of hypersonic missiles also includes the Kinzhal and the Zircon. As of December 2023, Russia also deployed the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), operated by the ...
Hypersonic missiles come in two types: hypersonic cruise missiles (HCM) powered by engines; and hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV), which glide to their targets after being launched from rocket boosters.
Japan is ramping up its hypersonic weapons program amid mounting threats from China and North Korea, but technological gaps and dependence on the US ...
Hypersonic cruise missiles (HCM) and hypersonic glide vehicles (HGV) can fly at speeds exceeding Mach 5 (five times the speed of sound) and change course at random, making it extremely difficult ...