hypersonic

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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

It sure feels as if we won’t be behind on hypersonic missiles for long.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

“A hypersonic system can more easily get around those defenses. And so our adversaries have been focused on that for some time.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The UUV technology is the first signature project under Aukus's Pillar Two, where the partner countries work together on "advanced capabilities" in areas such as long-range hypersonic missiles, undersea robotics and AI.

From BBC • May 30, 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