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hypersonic

[hahy-per-son-ik] / ˌhaɪ pərˈsɒn ɪk /


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Engineers drafted early designs for Castelion’s longer-range hypersonic weapon with an eye toward the U.S. military’s efforts to match Chinese capabilities in the Pacific region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026

Hermeus, a hypersonic aircraft company, will also relocate its headquarters there, Racine said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026

But even with the new investment it is likely that an adversary armed with hypersonic missiles would be able to overwhelm Britain's defences.

From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2026

Hermeus, which is developing hypersonic aircraft for the military, is moving its headquarters from Atlanta to El Segundo to access the Southern California aerospace talent pool.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2026

But even with the errors, the machines processed the transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flows and trajectory analyses in a way that surpassed the upper limits of human ability.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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