Latest "Russia hypersonic weapons" stories

In this Jan. 31, 2019, image provided by the U.S. Air Force Academy, Cadet 2nd Class Eric Hembling uses a Ludwieg Tube to measure the pressures, temperatures, and flow field of various basic geometric and hypersonic research vehicles at Mach 6 in the United States Air Force Academy's Department of Aeronautics, in Colorado Springs, Colo.

Quest for ‘super-duper’ missiles pits US against key rivals

They fly at speeds of a mile a second or faster and maneuver in ways that make them extra difficult to detect and destroy in flight.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

3 years ago

Esper, NATO

While US worries about China, Europe stays focused on Russia

China and its increasingly sophisticated and far-flung military sit atop U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper’s list of international security worries, but in Europe a bigger concern is closer to home: Russia.

By Robert Burns, The Associated Press

4 years ago