France conducted the first test of its latest M51.3 nuclear missile on Monday in a bid to show its counterstrike capability. The new missile, which was launched from a submarine in southwest France, can reach speeds of up to Mach 25 (approximately 30,000 kilometers per hour), according to Naval News. Russia’s most feared Zircon hypersonic nuke speed is only Mach 9. The French Armed Forces Ministry... 

Russia expressed significant concern and dismay following Ukraine’s successful interception of its hypersonic missiles, according to the UK’s Ministry of Defence. Ukraine, utilizing a mix of Soviet-era and modern air defense systems, reportedly shot down 18 Russian missiles, including six hypersonic ‘Kinzhal’ rockets. This development came after Russia’s drone and missile... 

A leading Russian hypersonic missile expert has been detained on suspicion of high treason. Professor Alexander Shiplyuk, 55, was held in a swoop by the FSB counter-intelligence agency in Novosibirsk, Siberia where he heads the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. The respected academic is the latest to be held in a wave of arrests of leading researchers on suspicion of handing secrets...