{
  "id": 18916,
  "url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/darpa-seeks-unconstrained-radical-concepts-for-next-gen-hypersonic-cruise-missile",
  "title": "DARPA seeks ‘unconstrained, radical’ concepts for next-gen hypersonic cruise missile",
  "summary": "The Pentagon’s secretive research agency says new advances are needed to counter adversary air defenses, along with innovative manufacturing techniques that can produce hypersonic weapons affordably and at scale.",
  "authors": "Michael Marrow",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "military-security",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-12T17:16:23.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-13T05:10:37.786Z",
  "source_slug": "x-breaking-defense-ai",
  "source_name": "Breaking Defense (AI)",
  "source_homepage": "https://breakingdefense.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/18916",
  "original_url": "https://breakingdefense.com/2026/08/darpa-seeks-unconstrained-radical-concepts-for-next-gen-hypersonic-cruise-missile",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}