Meanings of hypersonic speed in English

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He said the hypersonic speed of the new missiles would either augment or replace stealth - or radar-evading - characteristics on future weapons systems.

The Navy and Army jointly executed the launch which "flew at hypersonic speed to a designated impact point," the Pentagon said in the statement.

This motion then speeds up the missile to hypersonic speeds.

Hypersonic speed describes velocities upward of Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.

The missile's scramjet engine was supposed to power the missile at hypersonic speeds for 300 seconds.

Navy pilots reported seeing flying objects that had no visible engine or exhaust plumes but could read hypersonic speeds.

Hypersonic speed generates tremendous heat.

Hypersonic speeds lie above that.

The idea behind the Electromagnetic Railgun is to fire a bullet at hypersonic speeds using dozens of megajoules of electricity.

Across several interviews, pilots described objects moving at hypersonic speeds and performing acts "beyond the physical limits of a human crew".

This higher burn rate creates more thrust, which is how these engines will (theoretically, one day) push aircraft into hypersonic speeds.

Traveling at 50,000 feet, the B-52 was to launch the missile, which would then scream across the Pacific at hypersonic speeds.