Lockheed Martin to develop ground-launched hypersonic missile

Re:Lockheed Martin to develop ground-launched hypersonic mis... by Animats on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @12:46AM (#22104565)

We have an arms race again! Putin announced hypersonic missiles, and now the US has to have one.

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Re:Lockheed Martin to develop ground-launched hypersonic mis... by cobalt on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @01:01AM (#22104626)

what the russians built, we built in the 50s-60s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersonic_Low_Altitude_Missil...)

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Re:Lockheed Martin to develop ground-launched hypersonic mis... by __m on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @02:53AM (#22105076)

It says an airframe was never constructed, let alone tested, much like my perpetual motion machine

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Re:Lockheed Martin to develop ground-launched hypersonic mis... by wyxuan on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @12:48AM (#22104569)

I think we already have hypersonics, but you are right, the US is focusing more efforts on new weaponry, although 34 mil isn't much

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Re:Lockheed Martin to develop ground-launched hypersonic mis... by onion2k on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @02:01AM (#22104854)

It's been designed already; the 34 mil is to pay for a review. If that's successful there'll be much more money available to build it and do some tests.

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Re:Lockheed Martin to develop ground-launched hypersonic mis... by pageandrew on Tuesday January 21, 2020 @03:23AM (#22105194)

yes, the US has to have one. we can’t fall behind our adversaries technologically

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