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Trump announces Montana ‘Super Range’ for weapons, space and hypersonic testing

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President Donald Trump announced plans for a Montana facility intended to test autonomous weapons, space and electronic-warfare technologies, as well as supersonic and hypersonic systems. The articles also point to broader Kratos and Department of War investment in testing infrastructure, including radar sustainment and hypersonic thermal-protection evaluation.

Discovered 2026-10-15T09:04:44.634220-07:00 | 2026-10-15T09:04:44.634220-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The proposed range targets several demanding test areas—autonomous weapons, electronic warfare, space systems and supersonics/hypersonics—where access to testing infrastructure can shape development and evaluation timelines.
  • Related reports describe expanded Kratos and Department of War facilities for AN/SPY-1 radar sustainment and hypersonic thermal-protection testing, alongside Kratos’ unmanned-aircraft and turbojet-production efforts.

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aero-defence.tech The War Zone DefenseNews.com Military Times Seeking Alpha
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