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Hypersonic missile technology
![Australia, UK, US Alliance to Develop Hypersonic Missiles Australia, UK, US Alliance to Develop Hypersonic Missiles](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-10-07-4.jpg)
Australia, UK, US Alliance to Develop Hypersonic Missiles
By Aamer Madhani
The announcement follows AUKUS initial pledge to help equip Australia with a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines.
![Russia Tests Hypersonic Zircon Missile Russia Tests Hypersonic Zircon Missile](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-07-21-6.jpg)
Russia Tests Hypersonic Zircon Missile
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Growing geopolitical rivalries will continue to drive the development of hypersonic and other lethal weapons systems.
![Australia to Acquire Hypersonic Weapons Capability in Collaboration with US Australia to Acquire Hypersonic Weapons Capability in Collaboration with US](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-12-01-12.jpg)
Australia to Acquire Hypersonic Weapons Capability in Collaboration with US
By Abhijnan Rej
The newly announced SCIFiRE project builds on 15 years of joint Australia-U.S. fundamental research on hypersonics.
![Pentagon Awards Contract to Build University Consortium for Hypersonic Research Pentagon Awards Contract to Build University Consortium for Hypersonic Research](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-10-27-8.jpg)
Pentagon Awards Contract to Build University Consortium for Hypersonic Research
By Abhijnan Rej
The decision comes amid growing U.S. commitments around hypersonic missile systems.
![Hype or Hypersonic? Hype or Hypersonic?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-16-3.jpg)
Hype or Hypersonic?
By Jacob Parakilas
Hypersonic weapons pose immense strategic and tactical dilemmas, but questions remain about their combat effectiveness and reliability.
![Rapidly Evolving Missile Threats Require Modern, Multilateral Approaches Rapidly Evolving Missile Threats Require Modern, Multilateral Approaches](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-09-11-7.jpg)
Rapidly Evolving Missile Threats Require Modern, Multilateral Approaches
By Izumi Nakamitsu
Preventing the spread and emergence of destabilizing missile threats is a vital, unfinished task for the international community.
![Russia Will Build First Hypersonic Missile Before 2020 Russia Will Build First Hypersonic Missile Before 2020](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-20_14-34-02.jpg)
Russia Will Build First Hypersonic Missile Before 2020
By Zachary Keck
A senior official at a Russian defense company said the country will build its first hypersonic missile before 2020.
![China Detains Uyghur Professor China Detains Uyghur Professor](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-16_17-48-43.jpg)
China Detains Uyghur Professor
By Shannon Tiezzi
Plus, new info on China's ADIZ, the anti-Japan media blitz, and the hyper-sonic missile test. China links.
![China Tests Hypersonic Missile Vehicle China Tests Hypersonic Missile Vehicle](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-01-13_20-26-53.jpg)
China Tests Hypersonic Missile Vehicle
By Ankit Panda
The ICBM-launched missile vehicle descends from near-space altitudes at hypersonic speeds.
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