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hypersonic

[hahy-per-son-ik] / ˌhaɪ pərˈsɒn ɪk /


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North Korea has separately tested a slew of weapons recently, including a "new-type" precision-guided torpedo system and an intermediate-range hypersonic missile, both of which were said to employ AI technology.

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

Earlier this month, North Korea announced the AI-assisted launch of an intermediate-range hypersonic missile.

From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026

But the armed forces still lack a weapons system to deal with long-range ballistic and hypersonic missiles.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

Then on Sept. 20, Pyongyang said it had fired a pair of purported hypersonic missiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 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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