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No missile could catch this plane and here’s why

For decades, the SR-71 Blackbird flew faster than any missile designed to stop it. This video explains how extreme speed, altitude, and radical engineering choices made the Blackbird effectively ...
Wall Street Journal

Inside Ukraine’s Quest to Build a Missile to Strike Deep in Russian Territory

Inside a sprawling, brightly lit factory in central Ukraine, a pair of launchers held up two massive cruise missiles with an unusual nickname: “the Flamingo.” Longer than a city bus and weighing ...
Boston Herald

Russia just used its new hypersonic missile again in Ukraine. Here’s what to know about the Oreshnik

Russia said Friday it used its latest missile against Ukraine for a second time in the nearly 4-year-old war, a forceful signal to Kyiv and its Western allies as U.S.-led peace talks have entered a ...
NPR

Russia uses its new Oreshnik missile in a big attack on Ukraine and a warning to West

KYIV, Ukraine — Russia bombarded Ukraine with hundreds of drones and dozens of missiles in a large-scale overnight attack, officials said Friday, killing at least four people in the capital. For only ...
Fox News

North Korea test-launches hypersonic missile system in front of Kim, nation says

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw test-flights of hypersonic missiles and called for a stronger nuclear war deterrent, state media said Monday, as Pyongyang ramps up weapons displays ahead of a ...
Reuters

Lockheed Martin to more than triple Patriot missile production capacity

Jan 6 (Reuters) - Lockheed Martin (LMT.N), opens new tab said on Tuesday that it has reached a seven-year agreement with the U.S. Department of War to increase the annual production capacity for its ...
Los Angeles Times

Russia used its new hypersonic missile again in Ukraine. Here’s what to know about the Oreshnik

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Russia said Friday it used its latest missile against Ukraine for a second time in the nearly four-year-old war, a ...
KTLA

Why the ‘Doomsday Plane’ was spotted at LAX

The presidential ‘Doomsday Plane’ was spotted Thursday at the Los Angeles International Airport, sparking concern online. The sighting comes days after the U.S. military captured Nicolás Maduro and ...
Yahoo

Presidential ‘Doomsday Plane’ Seen Landing at LAX, Sparking Questions

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (U.S. Air Force) The presidential “Doomsday Plane,” a flying fortress designed to serve as an airborne command post in the event ...
The New York Times

What to Know About the Oreshnik, the Missile Russia Used Against Ukraine

The attack was just the second time that Moscow had launched the nuclear-capable intermediate-range ballistic weapon. By Cassandra Vinograd and Lara Jakes Ever since Russia first used a new ...
The New York Times

Russia Says It Used Nuclear-Capable Missile to Strike Western Ukraine

The attack seemed intended to send a message to Europe as it strongly backs Kyiv in the peace talks. By Andrew E. Kramer and Cassandra Vinograd Reporting from Kyiv, Ukraine The Russian Defense ...