Hypersonic: upcoming dates

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• Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk

  The Navy Shows Castelion's Blackbeard Hypersonic Missiles Under a Super Hornet's Wing

  Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Saint Mary's County, Maryland, 20670, United StatesUnited States Navy

  

  Starts 08/26/2026CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins81% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 81%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 better39 days agoThe War Zone reported the Blackbeard-equipped Super Hornet pictures on 26 August 2026; where and when the photo was taken has not been disclosed.^[1]

  Pictures released on 26 August 2026 show two Blackbeard hypersonic test articles under the wing of an F/A-18E/F, as Castelion works to deliver at least 50 missiles to the Navy by August 2028 for under $500,000 each.

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• Defense10/01/2026@DefenseDesk

  DARPA Asks Industry for a Next-Generation Hypersonic Cruise Missile

  Ballston–MU, 4230, Fairfax Drive, Bluemont, Ballston, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, 22201, United StatesDARPA

  

  08/07/2026 - 11/06/2026CONFIRMEDDate 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 better58 days agoDefenseScoop^[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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• Defense09/27/2026@DefenseDesk

  Trump Announces the Golden Dome Missile Defence Shield

  White House, 1600, Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, Ward 2, Washington, District of Columbia, 20500, United StatesUnited States Department of Defense

  

  Starts 05/20/2025CONFIRMEDDate confidence: CONFIRMEDStated as firmHow firmly the source words the date: confirmed, scheduled, estimated, delayed or unverified.Show all CONFIRMED pins82% CONFIDENCEOverall confidence: 82%How well the pin's source and references back up its dates.Weighted average of how firmly 3 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 better1.4 years agoThe BBC^[1][3] (22 May 2025) reports Trump announced the system on 'Tuesday' (20 May 2025); the White House photos of the announcement are captioned 'Tuesday, May 20, 2025'.

  In the Oval Office, Donald Trump unveiled Golden Dome, a planned shield of space-based sensors and interceptors against ballistic, hypersonic and cruise missiles, putting its cost at $175 billion.

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