Posted on 12/28/2017 1:47:09 PM PST by Red Badger
Didn’t the USA launch one of these back 15 years ago as a test of hypersonic flight?
Looks almost identical.
We are so screwed.
Not necessarily. While these may be fast, they slow down in the final stages of descent and are vulnerable to more conventional methods..........
Where do you think they got it?..................
Probably the Germans during WW2.
The Chinese announce an advanced mil tech ready to be deployed so everyone knows how advanced they are - its a matter of prestige. While the US keeps quiet on the same mil tech first tested over a decade previous - do we have one or the similar? Did the Zero and his cohorts in Congress kill the budget for something like this through their sequestration budgets?
We can guess as can the Chinese, but they have already played their hand.
A hypersonic cruise missile is more desirable for strike purposes. Especially one that could be launched multiple ways and can maneuver en route.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-51_Waverider
Not to worry kids, the Chinese are several steps behind on the desirable technology.
That was the Stone Age compared to today...............
Wonder how much the Clintons got for the designs and test results?
It is about the size of an R/C airplane sold at my local hobby shop.
Sure, but I mean the concept of low-flying hypersonic (or nearly so) vehicle. It’s not exactly a new concept, per the article.
I think that pic is just a model.
The real thing would be much larger.................
True, the idea has been around for decades.
The materials and such had to catch up.................
Yet another Chinese weapon system paid for with our consumer dollars, thanks to the free traitors.
I’m not sure these are such a great idea, but if china wants to blow a lot of money on them great. Consider, they are slower than a conventional RV - which we have already proven we can intercept. They have a limited energy budget for maneuvers - lest they scrub off even more speed. They are hot, easily targeted by infrared sensors. They cannot employ decoys, even the thin atmosphere strips away lightweight decoys. Frankly, I fail to see the appeal as a delivery system.
“Did the Zero and his cohorts in Congress kill the budget for something like this through their sequestration budgets?”
More than likely in order to free up money for various mandatory LGBTXYZ, and women in combat arms programs.
“Did the Zero and his cohorts in Congress kill the budget for something like this through their sequestration budgets?”
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More than likely in order to free up money for various mandatory LGBTXYZ, and women in combat arms programs.
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There’s a difference?
Looks like a paper airplane.
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