Re:U.S. successfully flight-tests Raytheon hypersonic weapon
by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @11:25AM
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> avoid AEGIS missile defense and attack a US Carrier moving at 35MPH
They want a propaganda tool. As the other comment mentions, manoeuvrability is cheap. And projectile defenses’ vulnerability to swarming is well know.
But launching tens of thousands of explosive-laden drones sounds low tech, so we get Xi and Putin touting hypersonics and our military-industrial complex smelling money in the counter.
They want a propaganda tool. As the other comment mentions, manoeuvrability is cheap. And projectile defenses’ vulnerability to swarming is well know.
But launching tens of thousands of explosive-laden drones sounds low tech, so we get Xi and Putin touting hypersonics and our military-industrial complex smelling money in the counter.