REPRESENTATIVES MARK MESSMER AND DONALD NORCROSS ON US HYPERSONIC CAPABILITIES - Join the Forward Defense program of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security for a conversation with Representatives Mark Messmer (R-IN-08) and Donald Norcross (D-NJ-01), co-chairs of the Congressional Hypersonic Caucus, on the future of US hypersonic capabilities and how Congress can support the defense industrial base in scaling these critical technologies.

Messmer and Norcross launched the Congressional Hypersonics Caucus in July 2025 with a mission to advocate “the importance of hypersonic missile technology as a crucial component in America’s national security platform.” The congressmen will discuss this importance and Congress’s role in meeting the challenge of developing and fielding hypersonic systems. The Atlantic Council’s Hypersonic Capabilities Task Force has called for increased national attention to US hypersonic capabilities and recently published a report providing actionable recommendations for the US government to accelerate and prioritize the development of hypersonic capabilities.

ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 12/10/2025