Adding the capability to deliver additional long-range cruise or hypersonic missiles is a large extension of capability, not just a jobs program.
Adding the capability to deliver additional long-range cruise or hypersonic missiles is a large extension of capability, not just a jobs program.
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Firstly, the US has no hypersonic in-atmosphere missiles. They don’t exist. Maybe they will someday. Who knows? It’s a government project.
As for long range cruise missiles, are there not already several sources of methodology for delivering those? Like Attack subs, B-52s, B-2s, and some are GLCMs, ground launched.