Latest News About Hypersonic Weapon

Updated 2026-04-30 20:03

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Hypersonic missiles and weapons: Latest News and Updates

Hypersonic weapons, including missiles, travel at Mach 5 to Mach 25, about 1 to 5 miles per second (1.6 to 8 kilometres per second). The weapons drastically reduce the time for opposing forces to mount a defence, and can follow trajectories substantially different to traditional supersonic weapons, which makes them harder to intercept.

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