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Hypersonic missiles fly at least five times the speed of sound and their velocity and maneuvering capabilities make detection more difficult.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026
Starship is expected to fly at least one more time before the end of the year, and UBS analyst John Hodulik thinks SpaceX will attempt to catch the vehicle on its next mission.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026
Such missiles, which are designed to fly at least five times the speed of sound, can overcome air defenses due to their velocity and ability to change direction midflight.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 27, 2026
We want to fly, at the end of this year, an X-Wing demonstrator, which will take off from the Cazaux airbase in the south of France.
From Barron's ● Jul. 21, 2026
And with the money from that, we’d pay our rent for the next month and hire another team of horses and fly at some county fair near here, and so on.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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