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Denver Post • John Aguilar

Boom Supersonic to Test Symphony Engines at Colorado Site by 2025

Boom Supersonic has selected a Colorado site formerly used by Reaction Engines for its Symphony engine testing, planning to initiate core tests by this year. The testing phase aims to enhance the development of Boom's next-generation supersonic jet engines, targeting advancement in supersonic travel technologies.

2025-04-24T16:17:34.897373-07:00

FlightGlobal

Administrators Near Deal to Transfer Reaction Engines’ Hypersonic Tech

2025-06-10T00:27:04.278663-07:00

Aviation Week

Hermeus completes maiden flight of remotely piloted Quarterhorse Mk 1 hypersonic demonstrator

2025-05-27T05:03:57.310218-07:00

Breaking Defense

Ursa Major to Flight-Test Draper Hypersonic Engine, Eyes Rocket Market Entry

2025-05-01T14:26:41.756688-07:00

Hypersonic News Timeline

Breaking Defense

US Army Plans 2026 Test of Castelion’s Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile The US Army has launched a program to evaluate Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic missile in 2026, partnering with the Florida-based startup to accelerate development. Founder Bryon Hargis says the initiative aims to field a faster, cost-effective strike weapon by rewarding both sides for performance improvements.

2025-07-02T13:15:27.570718-07:00

US Army Plans 2026 Test of Castelion’s Blackbeard Hypersonic Missile

The War Zone

US Army Developing Low-Cost ‘Blackbeard’ Hypersonic Missile to Strike Dynamic Targets The US Army is fast-tracking a new hypersonic strike weapon, ‘Blackbeard,’ designed to cost a fraction of existing systems while reaching targets hundreds of miles away in minutes. The program aims to overhaul traditional acquisition processes by prioritizing affordability and agility for dynamic battlefield threats.

2025-06-30T17:29:38.247831-07:00

US Army Developing Low-Cost ‘Blackbeard’ Hypersonic Missile to Strike Dynamic Targets

asianmilitaryreview.com

JGSDF Debuts Ground-Launched Hypersonic Strike Missile at Fuji Firepower 2025 Japan’s Ground Self‐Defense Force showcased its first ground‐launched hypersonic strike missile during the annual Fuji Firepower 2025 live‐fire exercise. The system delivers rapid, long‐range precision strikes designed to bolster deterrence against territorial threats in the East China Sea.

2025-06-23T21:27:17.718680-07:00

JGSDF Debuts Ground-Launched Hypersonic Strike Missile at Fuji Firepower 2025

GeekWire

New Frontier Aerospace hot-fires 3D-printed Mjolnir liquid rocket engine New Frontier Aerospace has completed a series of successful hot-fire tests of its 3D-printed Mjolnir liquid rocket engine, touted as the world’s most advanced compact pump-fed design. The milestone advances the company’s flight-test program for hypersonic and small satellite launch applications.

2025-06-23T19:43:45.676026-07:00

New Frontier Aerospace hot-fires 3D-printed Mjolnir liquid rocket engine

Reuters

Putin orders serial production of Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile President Vladimir Putin announced Russia has started serial production of the Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile after its first combat launch against Ukraine in November, citing strong performance. He said the system would be deployed in Belarus to counter Ukrainian attacks on Russian territory with Western-supplied missiles.

2025-06-23T06:39:21.298445-07:00

Putin orders serial production of Oreshnik intermediate-range hypersonic missile

SpaceNews.com

Ursa Major lands $32.9M US military contract for hypersonic engine supply Ursa Major Corp. has secured a $32.9 million contract to deliver rocket engines for U.S. military hypersonic flight tests, marking a significant defense sales milestone for the Colorado-based propulsion company and underscoring Pentagon investment in advanced next-generation high-speed weapon demonstrators.

2025-06-15T22:01:11.997826-07:00

Ursa Major lands $32.9M US military contract for hypersonic engine supply

SpaceNews.com

Dawn Aerospace to Base Reusable Aurora Spaceplane at Oklahoma Spaceport from 2027 Dawn Aerospace will operate its rocket-powered, runway-launched Aurora suborbital spaceplane from Burns Flat's Oklahoma Air and Space Port in 2027 under a partnership with OSIDA, positioning the state as a premier US launch site for microgravity research and suborbital flight testing.

2025-06-12T05:06:54.278067-07:00

Dawn Aerospace to Base Reusable Aurora Spaceplane at Oklahoma Spaceport from 2027

Defense Scoop

GAO warns of schedule delays in USAF’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile test campaign Delays in locking down designs for the Air Force’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile have pushed the weapon’s test campaign off track, the Government Accountability Office said. The slippage threatens the service’s plan to field a long-range, high-speed strike system within its projected timelines.

2025-06-11T15:27:07.905778-07:00

GAO warns of schedule delays in USAF’s Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile test campaign

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