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Re:U.S. successfully flight-tests Raytheon hypersonic weapon by nradov on Tuesday July 19, 2022 @03:52PM (#32157040)
That's not how it works. The launching platform will never have a sufficiently precise target track to hit a carrier with an unguided weapon from any significant distance. Flight time will be at least several minutes so even a slight course deviation is enough to generate a miss. The new generation of hypersonic missiles will have some onboard sensors and ability to seek out a target, but only within narrow limits.

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