Britain and US test engine for new hypersonic cruise missile:
The UK has announced a milestone in the development of hypersonic weapons, following a large-scale ...
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Key FactsDARPA seeks longer-range hypersonic cruise missile
Aug 18, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: asiatimes.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: asiatimes.com
- Several media outlets reported this month that DARPA is soliciting proposals for a demonstrator intended to improve range, speed and survivability against advanced integrated air defenses.
- The solicitation documents envisage a scramjet-powered weapon flying above Mach 5 and deployable from fighter aircraft, bombers, pallets and ground-based vertical launchers.
- A June 2025 GAO report documented four Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon test flights disrupted by technical problems, production pauses, an 18-month fielding delay and US$150 million in higher initial costs, while a July 2026 report put a Conventional Prompt Strike missile at about US$67 million per round and production below half its target rate.
- A Congressional Research Service report warns that conventional hypersonic weapons could be mistaken for nuclear systems, while Xiaodon Liang sees movement toward nuclear-armed systems and cites US$280 million in relevant research and development for fiscal 2027.
a 'revolutionary leap' in operational range, speed and survivability against advanced adversary integrated air defense systems.— DARPA program solicitation language describing the Next-Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile demonstrator, quoting a 'revolutionary leap' in performance
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