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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 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years ago (2 children)

Pershing 2 only has Mach 4 (gliding section)

[–] yogthos@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 2 years ago

Ah ok, no where close to being hypersonic then.

[–] Farman@hexbear.net 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] jlyws123@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

That's the ballistic section.

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

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