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A '''hypersonic missile''' travels at extremely high speech, typically greater than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5), which makes them more difficult to shoot down with a missile defense system. | A '''hypersonic missile''' travels at extremely high speech, typically greater than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5), which makes them more difficult to shoot down with a missile defense system. | ||
| − | [[China]], [[Russia]] and [[Iran]] have developed this technology. The Russian [[Kinzhal]] (''Dagger'') is the most famous combat tested hypersonic missile. | + | [[China]], [[Russia]] and [[Iran]] have developed this technology. The Russian [[Kinzhal]] (''Dagger'') is the most famous combat tested hypersonic missile. In the [[United States]] former SpaceX employees founded Castelion, which is a for-[[profit]] [[private-sector]] company attempting to develop this advanced [[technology]].<ref>https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/03/castelion-raises-350m-series-b-to-scale-hypersonic-missile-business/</ref> |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 16:36, July 5, 2025
A hypersonic missile travels at extremely high speech, typically greater than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5), which makes them more difficult to shoot down with a missile defense system.
China, Russia and Iran have developed this technology. The Russian Kinzhal (Dagger) is the most famous combat tested hypersonic missile. In the United States former SpaceX employees founded Castelion, which is a for-profit private-sector company attempting to develop this advanced technology.[1]