DARPA Asks Industry for a Next-Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile
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CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins86% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 86%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 2 references, the source included, support the pin's start and end times; a reference counts half as much for every 180 days older than the newestShow all pins at 75% confidence or betterDefenseScoop[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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