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Detailed explanation-1: -France, Australia, India, Germany, Japan, South Korea and North Korea and Iran also have hypersonic weapon research programs. Australia and the US have begun joint development of air-launched hypersonic missiles, as announced by a Pentagon statement on 30 November 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -Russia has deployed its own hypersonic Kinzhal missiles in Ukraine, marking perhaps the first time such weapons have been used in war. And during a test last year, a Chinese hypersonic missile flew around the world before hitting its target. “China and Russia are the driver,” said Wolfe.

Detailed explanation-3: -Who has hypersonic weapons? China, the U.S., and Russia have the most advanced capabilities, and several other countries are investigating the technology, including India, Japan, Australia, France, Germany and North Korea, which claims to have tested a hypersonic missile.

Detailed explanation-4: -Russia & China are the only two countries that possess them. Department of Defense US feels Washington is lagging behind. What are hypersonic missiles?

Detailed explanation-5: -After a recent flurry of prototype testing, the U.S. Defense Department is on schedule with plans to deploy its first new hypersonic weapon by the summer of 2023 and to develop other offensive hypersonic and anti-hypersonic weapons defense capabilities. Lt. Gen.