Which Countries have Hypersonic Missiles in 2025?

Country	Hypersonic Missile Name↓	Stage of Development	Additional Details
France	V-MAX VMaX-2	Developed In Development	V-MAX - hypersonic glide vehicle (first flight test took place on June 26, 2023, from the DGA's site in Biscarrosse and was successful VMaX-2 - hypersonic glide vehicle (first flight test scheduled for 2024 or 2025.
India	Shaurya BrahMos-II HGV-202F Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle	Developed In Development In Development In Development	Shaurya (IAST: shāurya, meaning 'Bravery') is a canister-launched hypersonic surface-to-surface tactical missile developed by the Indian Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for use by the Indian Armed Forces. BrahMos Mark II is a hypersonic scramjet-propelled missile currently under joint development by India's Defence Research and Development Organisation and Russia's NPO Mashinostroyenia, which have together formed BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited. HGV-202F is an Indian hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) being designed, developed, and manufactured by an Indian Defence and Space company HTNP Industries. HSTDV is an unmanned scramjet demonstration aircraft for hypersonic flight. It is being developed as a carrier vehicle for hypersonic and long-range cruise missiles.
United Kingdom	Hypersonic cruise missile by 2030	In Development	The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) plans to deploy the country’s first domestically-made hypersonic cruise missile by 2030.
Japan	Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP)	In Development	The HVGP is a new weapon scheduled to be deployed by the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) starting in the fiscal year 2026. The hypersonic weapon is being developed for “island defense” roles.
South Korea	Hycore	In Development	The missile, known as the Hycore, is equipped with a two-stage rocket booster. It is scheduled for flight testing in 2022 and enter service in the mid-2020s.
North Korea	Hwasong-8	Developed	Hwasong-8 is a North Korean missile claimed to be mounting a hypersonic glide vehicle, which was first tested on 14 September 2021.
United States	HAWC (LRHW - Dark Eagle OpFires HALO AIM-260 JATM AGM-183 ARRW	In Development In Development Developed In Development In Development In Development	The Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept (HAWC) is a scramjet powered hypersonic air-launched cruise missile. On 30 January 2023, the final successful flight test of the HAWC was reported. is a medium-range surface-to-surface hypersonic weapon being developed for use by the United States Army. Operational Fires (abbreviated as OpFires) is a hypersonic ground-launched system developed by DARPA for the United States Armed Forces. The system deploys a boost glide vehicle. The Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface (HALO) is a hypersonic air-launched anti-ship missile being developed for the United States Navy. The AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM) is an American beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile (BVRAAM) under development by Lockheed Martin. The AGM-183 ARRW ("Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon") is[5] a hypersonic air-to-ground ballistic missile planned for use by the United States Air Force.
Iran	Fattah	Developed	Fattah - is an Iranian hypersonic medium-range ballistic missile developed by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and unveiled in 2023. It is Iran's first hypersonic ballistic missile.
China	DF-ZF DF-27 DF-41 Starry Sky-2 YJ-21 Lingyun-1	Developed Developed Developed Developed Developed Developed	DF-ZF - hypersonic glide vehicle, with a range of close to 2,000 kilometers. DF-27 - Hypersonic Glide Vehicle-armed Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile, with land attack and antiship variants. DF-41 - intercontinental ballistic missile, which also carries a hypersonic glide vehicle. Starry Sky-2 - a nuclear capable hypersonic prototype. YJ-21 - hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile. Lingyun-1 - scramjet engine China developed and tested in 2015, and supposedly travels at more than five times the speed of sound.
Russia	3M22 Zircon Avangard Kh-47M2 Kinzhal Kh-95 Vympel R-37M Zmeevik anti-ship missile Gremlin	Developed Developed Developed In Develipment Develped In Development In Development	3M22 Zircon or the SS-N-33 is a maneuvering anti-ship hypersonic cruise missile. Avangard is a nuclear-capable, hypersonic boost-glide vehicle developed by the Russian Federation. It was one of six “next generation”. The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal is a nuclear-capable, Russian air-launched ballistic missile, likely derived from Russia’s ground-launched 9K720 Iskander-M. It was one of six “next generation” weapons. Kh-95 is a strategic hypersonic cruise missile expected to achieve initial operational capability by 2025. The Vympel R-37 is a Russian hypersonic air-to-air missile with very long range. Zmeevik anti-ship missile - Russia is developing a new “aircraft carrier killer” — ballistic missile Zmeevik with a hypersonic warhead for the Navy. On April 27, 2022, Russia announced the development of a new hypersonic-guided missile codenamed Gremlin. The missile will be smaller than Kinzhal.
Brazil	14-X	In Development	The 14-X is a Brazilian scramjet engine in development by the Aerothermodynamics and Hypersonics Laboratory Henry T. Nagamatsu of the Institute of Advanced Studies. The technology is considered by Brazil as one of the most efficient means of accessing space in the near future, and could be used to place satellites in orbit and make suborbital flights.

Table includes only hypersonic weapons that have reportedly been completed as of July 2023. Still-in-development weapons such as Japan’s Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP) are excluded until such time as they are considered deployed.
In some cases, the weapon’s functionality has been announced by the developing country, but has not been publicly demonstrated.
All weapons shown are either hypersonic cruise missiles or a type of missile warhead known as a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV). Hypersonic weapons that are not classified as missiles, such as hypersonic aircraft and guns whose projectiles fly at hypersonic speeds, are not included.

In September 2020, India reportedly became fourth in ranking behind China, Russia and the United States of countries to research and test defense weapons. This took place after successful practice with a Hypersonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle (HSTDV).

The HSTDV test missile that India sent out traveled six times faster than the speed of sound. Military scientists still work toward improving the stability of this artillery. However, India drafted a five-year plan to develop a hypersonic missile after their favorable deployment outcome.

Purpose of Hypersonic Missiles

The test that India conducted may make a way for launching smaller satellites that cost less to develop in the past. Note, however, that other hypersonic missiles sent out reached speeds of 10 times as fast as sound. However, six times as fast apparently is a “good start.”

Advantages

The agility and swiftness of hypersonic missiles provide governments that might use them a significant advantage. For instance, these weapons could dodge just about any other defensive military weapon out there. What’s more, they seem to have demonstrated increased maneuverability during testing sessions.

Reports of Additional Countries Involved

More than the top four countries mentioned, including India, have joined the hypersonic missile initiative. Russia may have the most experience with defense weapon in general, if not with hypersonic missile testing.

United States

The United States currently carries out the development or testing of hypersonic weapons. The country set a goal to early operational capability of one system this year, which could happen. The Pentagon proposed a $3.8 billion budget for hypersonic weapon research in 2022.

China

China is researching hypersonic cruise missiles and glide vehicles, according to US military officials. At least one missile capable of transporting the defense weapons currently operates.

China doesn’t seem to have as much experience as Russia though. Still, the country reportedly conducted hundreds of defense missile tests from 2016-2021 in Beijing. One of the latest launch announcements took place in October 2021.

Russia

Russia began hypersonic weapon technology research in the 1980s. Recent tests performed by this country took place within days of a March 22, 2022, report published by VOA News.

Russia inherited the reputation of becoming the first nation to deploy hypersonic weapons in combat. They reportedly aimed at least one missile toward a Ukraine target in March 2019.

The weapon that Russian officials said they fired in 2019 classifies as a Kinzhal missile they shot from a military plane. However, the country also declared possession of the Avangard hypersonic glide vehicle. Moreover, news of ship-launched cruise missile development called the Tsirkon also was released.

North Korea

North Korea reportedly conducted two hypersonic missile tests so far this year in 2022 and achieved successful outcomes. One of these launches took place on January 5, and the other occurred on January 11.

Other Countries

Australia, France, Germany and Japan also started to pursue hypersonic weapon development. Iran, Israel and South Korea reportedly have started conducting foundational research on hypersonic weaponry.