Opinion: Contrary to common claims, hypersonic weapons are no wonder weapons for cracking air-defense shields, argue analysts David Wright and Cameron Tracy.

Drag race: hypersonic threats are slow enough for US missile defenses::Opinion: Contrary to common claims, hypersonic weapons are no wonder weapons for cracking air-defense shields, argue analysts David Wright and Cameron Tracy.

  • Oderus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    102·
    10 months ago

    Russia’s idea of hypersonic is laughable.

    They only measure the top speed, not the speed it hits a target. That’s stupid because that’s how ALL missiles work.

    • BearOfaTime@lemm.eeEnglish
      42·
      10 months ago

      I get what you’re saying, but wouldn’t the impact speed be it’s highest speed? I really don’t know.

      • Oderus@lemmy.worldEnglish
        6·
        10 months ago

        It depends because some missiles don’t hit targets while the rocket engine is running. Often the rocket engine sends the rocket into a parabolic trajectory and shuts off at the peak altitude and then it coasts to the target while moving to avoid AA. HIMARS does that but there are missiles that don’t, but they aren’t labelled hypersonic like the javelin.

        The idea behind hypersonic is that’s it’s always at hypersonic speeds which means very hard to intercept. Half hypersonic is how many missles works.