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DARPA
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DefenseScoop[1] reports DARPA posting the RFI on 7 August 2026 with responses due 6 October, and ExecutiveGov[2] reports the deadline moved a month to 6 November.DARPA's request for information, posted on 7 August 2026, seeks air-breathing hypersonic cruise missiles that fly above Mach 5 over 460 to 3,700 km and can launch from fighters, bombers and the ground; responses were first due 6 October and later pushed to 6 November.
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