US-China-Russia Hypersonic Weapons Race Accelerates :
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US turns to low-cost Blackbeard hypersonic missiles to overwhelm Chinese defences
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Key FactsBlackbeard Could Challenge China’s Air Defences
Oct 12, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: scmp.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: scmp.com
- Castelion’s Blackbeard is designed to strike ships and land targets at more than five times the speed of sound.
- In May, the Pentagon sought congressional approval and funding for more than 12,000 missiles across the US armed services over five years.
- The Navy projects average gross unit costs of about US$385,000 for 2028–31; a 2024 estimate put LRASM at US$3.25 million.
- Blackbeard’s effective range and ability to hit moving warships have not yet been publicly demonstrated.
Calling it 'a significant leap in US Navy capability', Goldstein argued that the force of a high-speed impact could be 'just as or more important than the warhead'.— Lyle Goldstein, director of the Asia Programme at the Washington-based think tank Defence Priorities, commenting on the potential impact of the Blackbeard missiles.
US-Australia hypersonic push no silver bullet against China: The inaugural flight-test release of a US air-launched hypersonic weapon over an Australian weapons ...
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China develops hypersonic weapons able to hit long-range strategic targets | Taiwan News | Aug. 26, 2026 15:04
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Paid articlePaywall Is China’s DF-17 hypersonic glider ready to strike from anywhere at any time?: PLA anniversary series suggests the world’s first operational weapon of its kind ...
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Trump’s Golden Dome aimed at combating China’s ‘hypersonic weapons, cruise missiles’
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Paid articlePaywall Why the US Is Playing Catch-Up on Hypersonic Weapons
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China is powering Putin’s deadliest new weapon: Beijing provides vital equipment as Russia accelerates production of missiles that can strike Europe in minutes
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Paid articlePaywall How Peking University is fuelling China’s hypersonic weapons push: State media report reveals scientist at top Chinese institution played a key role in first ...
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China's parade of new weaponry sends message of deterrence: From an upgraded, nuclear-armed missile with near-global reach, to air defence lasers ...
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Pakistan's close friend refuses to give THIS weapon while India is producing them at large scale, weapon is..., friend’s name is...
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China warns US over Donald Trump's "Golden Dome" plan: "opening Pandora's box": China warned that the proposed U.S. missile defense program would trigger a space ...
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Raytheon has a new radar to help the US defend against hypersonic missiles: The US has made countering hypersonic missiles, like those developed by China and ...
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US fires hot shot in hypersonic sea race with China: The US Navy fired a major shot in the race for sea-based hypersonic dominance, aiming to turn a ...
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New missile could ‘kneecap US’ in 20 mins: The sight of a Chinese bomber carrying a heavy new type of hypersonic missile has heightened fears that it has found a ...
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Biden's dilemma: Satisfying Manchin risks losing other Dems: WASHINGTON (AP) — It's Washington's enduring question: What does Joe Manchin want? But increasingly ...
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Key FactsUS envoy: America does not know how to counter hypersonic weapons
Oct 18, 2021 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: independent.co.uk
- According to five unnamed Financial Times sources, an alleged Chinese nuclear-capable hypersonic missile test in August fell nearly 25 miles short of its target.
- Beijing rejected the missile report and said it had conducted a spacecraft test in July.
- Wood said China and Russia were actively pursuing hypersonic militarisation; the United States was responding in kind.
- The Biden administration largely continued its longstanding policy of challenging China’s military, with tacit support for Taiwan and US Navy transits through the Taiwan Strait.
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