hypersonic
adjective
hy·per·son·ic
ˌhī-pər-ˈsä-nik 
1
: of or relating to speed five or more times that of sound in air compare sonic
2
: moving, capable of moving, or utilizing air currents that move at hypersonic speed
hypersonic wind tunnel
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Russia's defense ministry said Tuesday that its Admiral Gorshkov and Admiral Golovko frigates fired hypersonic Zircon missiles, the submarine Novorossiysk launched a Kalibr cruise missile and an Onyx cruise missile was launched from the Mediterranean coast.
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Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The call between the two top military leaders was not made public until Wednesday, a day after the Russian defense ministry announced that Russian warships in the that area had launched hypersonic missiles at an undisclosed target area in international waters of that body of water.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Cerberus has also invested in defense firms working on hypersonic missiles and previously owned a private military contractor called DynCorp.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Payloads included two satellites for the Missile Defense Agency to track hypersonic missiles and four more satellites for the Tranche 0 constellation for the Space Development Agency.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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Brendan Cole, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
The call between the two top military leaders was not made public until Wednesday, a day after the Russian defense ministry announced that Russian warships in the that area had launched hypersonic missiles at an undisclosed target area in international waters of that body of water.
—Luis Martinez, ABC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Cerberus has also invested in defense firms working on hypersonic missiles and previously owned a private military contractor called DynCorp.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 3 Dec. 2024
Payloads included two satellites for the Missile Defense Agency to track hypersonic missiles and four more satellites for the Tranche 0 constellation for the Space Development Agency.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2024
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“Hypersonic.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hypersonic. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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