Right now Russia is the leading developer and producer of hypersonic weapons, having already deployed its first hypersonic gliders, Avangard. At the same time, China, another country deemed a “near-peer adversary” by the US, has also been heavily investing in the development of such missiles.
The Pentagon’s Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has signed a contract worth $13 million to develop hypersonic weapons interceptors for American air defences with top military aerospace and defence technology company, Northrop Grumman.
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