hypersonic
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In recent years, North Korea has tested intercontinental ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S. mainland, new hypersonic systems and more accurate short-range ballistic missiles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
North Korea has also tested a slew of weapons recently, including a "new-type" precision-guided torpedo system and an intermediate-range hypersonic missile, both of which were said to use AI technology.
From Barron's ● Oct. 24, 2026
South Korea's military said Friday its homegrown weapon had a "robust design" that used domestically produced heat-resistant materials to provide thermal protection, leaving it "free from any soot" even in hypersonic conditions.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
But the armed forces still lack a weapons system to deal with long-range ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
But even with the errors, the machines processed the transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flows and trajectory analyses in a way that surpassed the upper limits of human ability.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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