Hypersonic Strategy Digest

South Korea completes first indigenous HGV flight test at Mach 5+, now advancing materials, guidance, and multi-platform production for operational...

The hypersonic thermal protection systems market is forecast to expand from US$ 704.2 million in 2026 to US$ 1,616.1 million by 2033 (12.6% CAGR),...

Golden Dome's performance claims will rest on Golden Defender, the 160-metre missile-tracking ship slated for 2030 delivery, which replaces 1960s-era...

• Proved an air-breathing scramjet can sustain flight at Mach 9.6 after rocket boost to 109,000 ft
• Guinness certified the record for jet-powered...

General Dynamics has demonstrated GPS-denied navigation, with MOHAWK now planned as the next step on the MO-Nav architecture.

• MOHAWK upgrades: Adds...

The US Air Force completed its first HACM airborne release via Royal Australian Air Force over an Australian range, ending repeated...

Headlines portray a surging global hypersonic arms race, but the ARRW boost-glide missile's revival in the 2026 budget reveals patchy maturity and funding across specific programs.

Reusable airborne platforms that sustain Mach 2+ conditions for minutes, expose hardware to real weather and vibration, and enable next-day flights are turning into decisive constraints on hypersonic development schedules.

A software-defined MO-Nav receiver successfully provided multi-orbit navigation aboard a Talon-A test aircraft at Mach 5+, using alternative GNSS,...

• Record European space raises, including Iceye's €10B+ valuation and Isar Aerospace's €270M round, reflect 28% growth in scale-up funding amid...

The Australian HACM release signals allied standoff intent, but undisclosed flight performance and exposed bases leave its operational kill-chain viability unproven.

India's full-scale scramjet combustor ground test exceeding 1,200 seconds marks a clear propulsion achievement under test conditions, but official...

Hyundai Rotem's evolved air-launched hypersonic missile uses a combined-cycle ramjet-scramjet propulsion system to exceed Mach 5, with integration planned for South Korea's KF-21 fighter by the mid-2030s.

The U.S. Air Force completed the first release test of its Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile over an Australian range, collecting data under a...

• At Mach 5+, stagnation temperatures exceed the Sun's surface, requiring thermal protection integrated across shape, materials, cooling, and control...

The first HACM test-article release over an Australian range signals the program's shift from development into the flight-test phase. However, the Air...

France's first M51.3 test launch from Le Vigilant underscores its nuclear deterrent resolve amid Russia tensions. The unarmed flight off Brittany came...

Lockheed's $14.7 billion award to Boeing for PAC-3 MSE seekers signals surging interceptor demand to counter tactical hypersonic, ballistic, and...

The HACM release over Australia signals schedule recovery after repeated slips, yet reveals little about scramjet performance.

• Milestone...

• 五家公司获原型协议：Anduril、Castelion、Lockheed Martin、Mach Industries和RTX于2026年9月29日获OTA协议，开发HIMARS发射的1000公里以上移动海上目标打击导弹
• 射程与能力跃升：Increment...