This is my “shocked face.”
It would be criminal if they hadn’t finished their work; and were not working on the NEXT generation.
A good poker player doesn’t show their hand.
if you read the story and a linked earlier one, it is stated that they are talking about something already in or near production ... but are just releasing what the public (and the Chinese) needs to know at this time. There is that huge new hanger at Groom ...
Exactly. Not sure why the reveal. But Scramjet was a thing about 30 years ago. I expect there are some classified platforms using this tech already. (Maybe I hope, instead of expect)