Ballistic & Cruise Missiles

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (462+ words) USS Zumwalt sea trials for the U S Navy first stealth hypersonic strike destroyer wrapped up in January 2026 after extensive modernization at Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula Mississippi, marking a key step in returning the lead Zumwalt-class destroyer to operational status…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (910+ words) The Dark Eagle employs a two-stage solid rocket booster that accelerates the Common-Hypersonic Glide Body (C-HGB) to extreme velocities before releasing the unpowered glide vehicle. Once separated from the booster, the glide body travels at speeds exceeding 3,800 miles per hour…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (484+ words) The Lockheed Martin CPS contract marks a major step forward in scaling U.S. hypersonic weapons production, with the Department of Defense awarding a $1.36 billion modification to support the Conventional Prompt Strike program. The award converts several previously unpriced contract actions into…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (101+ words) Russia currently has approximately 700 ballistic missiles in its stockpile. According to Report's Eastern Europe bureau, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy made the statement during a joint press conference in Kyiv with visiting German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. "According to our intelligence, Russia…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (168+ words) Marine Link When talk turns to revitalizing the U.S maritime industrial base, many of the conversations come back to the critical nature of maritime missions and U.S economic and national security Navy’s Military Sealift Command is a critical part…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago   (229+ words) Kumamoto – The Japanese Defense Ministry’s Kyushu Bureau showed local residents its long-range Type-25 surface-to-ship guided missile system for the first time at the Ground Self-Defense Force’s Camp Kengun in Kumamoto City on Saturday. The display included launchers and ammunition transport…...

3+ day, 1+ hour ago   (258+ words) At SSBCrack News, our dedicated editorial team brings you the latest and most reliable updates on Defence, Geopolitics, Military Affairs, Science, and Technology. Driven by a passion for national security and strategic awareness, the SSBCrack News Desk delivers fact-checked, timely,…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (210+ words) Defense Daily The Navy recently successfully finished a flight test of the Castelion Blackbeard air-longed hypersonic missile from an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md., another step in the weapon moving toward Early Operational Capability (EOC)....

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (483+ words) OKSI’s new weapon seekers use onboard sensing and computer vision for autonomous targeting. OKSI has unveiled a new family of intelligent seekers designed to guide weapons without GPS, laser designation, or radio communications. The systems use onboard sensing and computing…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (501+ words) The test moves Blackbeard closer to Early Operational Capability as a long-range weapon for carrier-based fighter aircraft. The US Navy has completed a flight test of Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic strike missile aboard an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, marking a step…...