Hypersonic Strategy Digest

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The Pentagon's framework deals with five firms, including Castelion for low-cost hypersonics and four others for containerized cruise missiles, mark a...

Strategic Posture Updates

• 🔥 DRDO HGV Evolution: DRDO's Future Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Program Could Evolve Into Dual-Capable Strategic Weapon...

Russia claims the Oreshnik missile entered combat duty in Belarus, with launches from Kapustin Yar reaching targets over 800 km away in just 15...

India’s expanding hypersonic weapons research could eventually pave the way for a new Intercontinental Ballistic Missile capability through DRDO’s...

Russian experts assert that Oreshnik and Kinzhal missiles cannot be intercepted by any existing air defenses, including US, French, or German...

The hypersonic flight market will grow from USD 2.76 billion in 2026 to USD 5.86 billion by 2034 (9.9% CAGR), fueled by military & defense demand for...

Russia's third use of the Oreshnik IRBM on May 24, 2026, targeted civilian areas in the Kyiv region amid a 600-drone and 90-missile barrage, killing...

India's recent tests highlight a dual modernization track: MIRV-equipped Agni-5 for strategic deterrence and scramjet propulsion for hypersonic...

Indian Propulsion R&D

• Yantur Ramjet Unveiled: Paninian Aerospace revealed its Yantur ramjet engine for supersonic and hypersonic autonomous...

Paninian Aerospace's new Yantur ramjet marks a notable step for India's private sector in high-speed propulsion, targeting supersonic and hypersonic...

Russia's third combat use of the nuclear-capable Oreshnik hypersonic missile formed part of a massive strike on Kyiv that killed at least four and injured dozens.

Putin's assertion that no defense can stop the Oreshnik draws consistent support across sources due to its Mach 10+ speed and MIRV design.

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Stealth Fighter Hypersonic Integration

• 🔥 MAKO Missile Unveiled: Lockheed Martin revealed the MAKO, a compact solid-fuel hypersonic missile...

Hypersonic weapons exploit physics-defined altitude bands and extreme speeds that render existing interceptors ineffective.

• US Navy Aegis: No...

DRDO's Rudram-3 hypersonic missile will reinvent the Indian Air Force's Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses capabilities.

Stealth fighters face a core incompatibility with large hypersonic weapons due to internal bay limits, scramjet volume, fuel needs, and thermal...

Iran's Sejjil-2 solid-fueled missile delivers a 1.5-ton warhead to Jerusalem in seven minutes, compressing the response window before sirens complete...

The joint Army-Navy flight test validates the shared All Up Round missile and Navy cold-gas launch method for CPS, marking concrete progress toward...

Test Program Milestones

• 🔥 Stratolaunch Talon-A Test: Stratolaunch completed its third reusable Talon-A hypersonic flight test exceeding Mach 5...