The United States developed the first hypersonic missile in 1949
Chinese and Russian propaganda like to claim that they are streets ahead of the United States when it comes to hypersonic missile technology. The claim is so widespread that even…
The US is doubling down on its futuristic hypersonic weapons program
While some defense contractors might have been concerned that a new presidential administration might lead to budget cuts, order reductions or the end of some programs altogether, they can rest…
5 foreign weapons the US military may have to counter in the next big conflict
While the United States was busy destroying terrorist networks and making the world a generally safer place, rivals like China and Russia were making new kinds of weapons. They needed…
X-20 Dyna-Soar: America’s hypersonic space bomber
Decades before America’s Space Shuttle would roar into the sky, the United States already had plans to field a reusable spaceplane. Born out of Germany’s World War II efforts to…
The Army accidentally just revealed a mind-blowing new weapon
It’s no secret that the United States military is working tirelessly to develop new hypersonic weapon systems to close the gap presented by Chinese and Russian platforms that have recently entered into service.
Russia just named the first places it will drop its new weapons
As President Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam to defuse one potential nuclear showdown, America’s perennial rival Russia is upping the ante on the new Cold War’s latest arms race: hypersonic nuclear weapons.
It…
How the US is falling behind China in this high-tech arms race
Mike Griffin, the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering, made some worrying admissions about China’s growing military capabilities, and the US’ decline in technological advances.
“Our adversaries have taken advantage of wha…