[Karl Spooner]

Don't hold your breath for this wonder weapon, they have been working on hypersonic missiles for over 20 years now and still haven't mastered it yet. The Russians make these things like hotcakes. One thing for sure, they're going to need more money.

"The United States has actively pursued the development of hypersonic weapons—maneuvering weapons that fly at speeds of at least Mach 5—as a part of its conventional prompt global strike program since the early 2000s."

https://sgp.fas.org/crs/weapons/R45811.pdf

[buwaya]

The Russian hypersonic weapon, it seems, is an ICBM fired from an aircraft. It can go fast but it can’t really maneuver aerodynamically. Its a ballistic missile.

[PIF]

The Russians make these things like hotcakes.
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The Moscovian’s Kinzal missile is just a faster Iskander ballistic missile - it is not a real hypersonic missile. all ballistic missiles go hypersonic when they begin their descent.