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Hypersonic Missiles Are Game-Changers, and America Doesn’t Have Them (www.wsj.com)

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[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 20 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Yeah I think manoeuvrability at hypersonic speeds is the main factor, so not sure how pershing ii is classified.

[–] jlyws123@lemmygrad.ml 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Pershing 2 only has Mach 4 (gliding section)

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Ah ok, no where close to being hypersonic then.

[–] Farman@hexbear.net 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thanks in the wikipedia it says 8 - 10 so thats why i asked

[–] jlyws123@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's the ballistic section.

[–] Farman@hexbear.net 1 points 1 year ago

I asume its the same for other us warheads claimed to be hypersonic like the minute man ones. Is this also the case for similar gizmos in use by other countries like iran?

[–] Farman@hexbear.net 2 points 1 year ago

Maneuverable reentry vehicles the iranian hypersonic misslies that were unveiled were these types too.