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

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[–] Farman@hexbear.net 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (8 children)

Didnt the pershing ii have a warhead that could maneuver at hypersonic speeds? While it is still a balistic missile and not a glider presumably the materials used should meet the heat requierments of a hypersonic glider? Unless it was all made up and it didnt do what it claimed?

[–] zephyreks@hexbear.net 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

It's a missile that has both ballistic and maneuverable segments of it's flight path. It can't maneuver at hypersonic speeds.

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