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European Commission commits €1bn to EDF 2026, prioritising hypersonic-defence R&D

The European Commission has adopted the 2026 European Defence Fund work programme, committing €1 billion to collaborative defence R&D. A significant portion is earmarked for hypersonic missile-defence projects, accelerating Europe’s push to develop a homegrown shield against hypersonic threats.

2025-12-17T10:49:35.773713-08:00

FlightGlobal

Administrators close in on sale of Reaction Engines' assets to preferred bidder

2025-12-01T03:58:11.056236-08:00

Wall Street Journal

Castelion and startups raise $350M as U.S. races to close hypersonic gap with Russia and China

2025-12-05T03:28:58.414019-08:00

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin opens 17,000 sq ft Hypersonics System Integration Lab in Huntsville

2025-12-03T06:51:05.042885-08:00

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Aviation Week

European Commission commits €1bn to EDF 2026, prioritising hypersonic-defence R&D The European Commission has adopted the 2026 European Defence Fund work programme, committing €1 billion to collaborative defence R&D. A significant portion is earmarked for hypersonic missile-defence projects, accelerating Europe’s push to develop a homegrown shield against hypersonic threats.

2025-12-17T10:49:35.773713-08:00

European Commission commits €1bn to EDF 2026, prioritising hypersonic-defence R&D

insidedefense.com

U.S. Navy ramps prototyping of hypersonic all‑up‑rounds across multiple sizes and launch methods The U.S. Navy has issued a request for solutions to accelerate prototyping of hypersonic all‑up‑rounds across multiple sizes and launch methods, seeking designs that can be launched from different platforms and provide scalable strike options as part of efforts to accelerate development.

2025-12-08T11:48:32.504442-08:00

U.S. Navy ramps prototyping of hypersonic all‑up‑rounds across multiple sizes and launch methods

The Aviationist

Going Hypersonic: The Record-Setting North American X-15 and Its Legacy The North American X-15 was a record‑setting experimental rocketplane that supplied essential flight data to the U.S. space program, demonstrating hypersonic performance using contemporary technology. Its test campaign advanced understanding of high‑speed aerodynamics, propulsion and flight instrumentation, shaping subsequent aerospace demonstrators and research.

2025-12-07T12:06:41.473211-08:00

Going Hypersonic: The Record-Setting North American X-15 and Its Legacy

Wall Street Journal

Castelion and startups raise $350M as U.S. races to close hypersonic gap with Russia and China Castelion and peer startups have secured $350 million in fresh capital as the U.S. moves to close a hypersonic weapons gap with Russia and China. The funding will accelerate development and integration of Mach‑5 strike systems as industry and government push to field competitive capabilities.

2025-12-05T03:28:58.414019-08:00

Castelion and startups raise $350M as U.S. races to close hypersonic gap with Russia and China

Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin opens 17,000 sq ft Hypersonics System Integration Lab in Huntsville Lockheed Martin has opened a 17,000‑square‑foot Hypersonics System Integration Lab at its Huntsville campus, a roughly $17.1 million facility designed to accelerate integration, testing and maturation of next‑generation hypersonic weapons. The SIL aims to shorten development timelines and bolster U.S. high‑speed defense capabilities.

2025-12-03T06:51:05.042885-08:00

Lockheed Martin opens 17,000 sq ft Hypersonics System Integration Lab in Huntsville

FlightGlobal

Administrators close in on sale of Reaction Engines' assets to preferred bidder Insolvency administrators for UK-based Reaction Engines are reported to be close to agreeing a sale of the collapsed company's assets to a preferred bidder, a move that will transfer ownership of its hypersonic technology, associated engineering programmes and intellectual property to a new owner.

2025-12-01T03:58:11.056236-08:00

Administrators close in on sale of Reaction Engines' assets to preferred bidder

cornishstuff.com

Spaceport Cornwall Shortlisted by ESA for INVICTUS Hypersonic Test Programme

2025-11-26T23:44:31.525102-08:00

realcleardefense.com

China’s Military Satellites Bolster Missile and Hypersonic Forces China’s expanding military satellite constellation is directly enhancing the operational reach and lethality of its missile and hypersonic forces by providing space-based sensing, targeting, secure communications and command-and-control support. The closer integration of orbital systems with strike networks is altering timelines and deterrence dynamics.

2025-11-26T20:30:27.775570-08:00

China’s Military Satellites Bolster Missile and Hypersonic Forces

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European Commission commits €1bn to EDF 2026, prioritising hypersonic-defence R&D

Administrators close in on sale of Reaction Engines' assets to preferred bidder

Castelion and startups raise $350M as U.S. races to close hypersonic gap with Russia and China

Lockheed Martin opens 17,000 sq ft Hypersonics System Integration Lab in Huntsville

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