Hypersonic Missile

Railguns to defend against hypersonic missiles: What are they and why Japan is betting on this Next Gen weapon

Months after North Korea joined the major powers, such as Russia, China and the United States with the test of a new hypersonic missile late last year, Japan is getting ready with its own Next Gen weapon to defend against any misadventure from its neighbours

US to propose UN sanctions on five North Koreans after hypersonic missile launch

The proposal must formally go through the UN Security Council's committee on North Korean sanctions, which is comprised of the 15 members of the Security Council and whose decisions must be made unanimously

North Korea claims to have conducted second successful test flight of a hypersonic missile

A photo of the launch shows the upper parts of the missiles launched in September and this week have different shapes, suggesting that North Korea is testing two versions of warheads

China's hypersonic missile 'went around the world' in July: Top US military official

China, which confirmed the test on October 18, tried to downplayed it, saying it was "routine test" and emphasised that "it's not missile, but a spacecraft"

Hypersonic missiles upset balance of military power, leave West unsure of response

Underscoring the attractiveness of hypersonics, a CRS report says that the US missile defense system is inadequate to detect, track and respond in time to hypersonics

North Korea fires new 'hypersonic missile': All you need to know about this 'next generation of arms'

This new war technology travelling at than five times the speed of sound are currently unstoppable, as there is no operational method of intercepting them