Announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle was made as a response to US development of a new generation of weapons.

The United States Is Catching Up in the Hypersonic Weapons Race – While military brass and defense policymakers worldwide are obsessed with hypersonic weapons, many ballistic missiles have flown historically at plus MACH 5 speed,

Russia is probably testing its Oreshnik in order to prepare it for an imminent strike. By all accounts, Moscow is planning for a new round of offensives against the Ukrainians, even as Moscow attempts to end-run the U.S. by reaching out to Kyiv for direct negotiations.

Private companies like Stratolaunch are developing tech to regain the edge in the hypersonic arms race with innovations like the Talon-A reusable vehicle.

While the Minuteman III missile is capable of carrying up to three nuclear warheads, it is currently equipped with only one. The U.S. ICBM fleet occasionally conducts test launches involving multiple unarmed reentry vehicles, the Federation of American Scientists said.

There's not a lot of time to intercept a hypersonic missile, begging the question, "how fast can they reach from China?"

The Conversation U.S. asked Iain Boyd, an aerospace engineer and director of the Center for National Security Initiatives at the University of Colorado Boulder, about the Golden Dome plan and the feasibility of Trump’s claims. Boyd receives funding for research unrelated to Golden Dome from defense contractor Lockheed Martin.

The HMS Dragon shot down a hypersonic missile off the coast of Scotland in a warning to Moscow, as the Royal Navy proves it can defend against Russia's high-speed strikes.

President Donald Trump took a swipe at Russia and former President Barack Obama during his speech at West Point's commencement ceremony on Saturday and claimed that the United States had invented the hypersonic missile and that it had been "stolen" by adversaries.