Pentagon official admits U.S. hypersonic defenses ‘inadequate’

The WashingtonTimes ^ | May 9, 2024 | Guy Taylor

[jimwatx]

Just another excuse to shovel more money to the corrupt arms industry at a time when we are essentially bankrupt. I dare say that the financial hole we’ve allowed ourselves to dig is way more of a threat to our national security than worrying about missile interceptors.

[DarthVader]

A huge example of what a CF this administration is!!

[DarthVader]

No an unfortunate reality!! We are screwed here!

[SaveFerris]

(If Russia launches a hypersonic missile traveling 6,000 mph and “you are the commander of an aircraft carrier in the Greenland gap … what do you do?” he asked.)

Then it’s World War III

😨😱😰

[Eccl 10:2]

And how long until North Korea has these weapons? Iran? Venezuela? Brazil?

[Thunder90]

More likely is that we try to repulse a Chinese invasion of Taiwan and our carrier groups are attacked from both directions by hypersonics, ballistic missiles and drones in a combined Chinese and Russian attack.

[Thunder90]

China and Russia have talked about basing some in Venezuela and Cuba.

[fruser1]

Does anyone have “adequate” defenses?

[DarthVader]

It is already been reported that Iran has been supplied with Gen1 Turbojet technology by Russia.

[DarthVader]

They can deploy them on submarines, surface ships, air and ground launchers. They also have a hypersonic capability they can deploy both nuke/HE on their submarine and land based ICBMs.

[DarthVader]

They can deploy them on submarines, surface ships, air and ground launchers. They also have a hypersonic capability they can deploy both nuke/HE on their submarine and land based ICBMs.

[DarthVader]

I bet the Russians do or have somethings under development.

[Trumpisourlastchance]

North Korea has them. They’ve tested them successfully and have begun mass production.

Meanwhile, we’re wasting money on the inbred NeoCons’ Ukraine project.

[Thunder90]

Another way is to base an assortment of missiles on cargo vessels.

[billakay]

Maybe the government can just stop antagonizing Russia?

[SaveFerris]

Don’t worry about that..

Lloyd Austin will have the greatest collection of transgenders take care of everything

[central_va]

I refuse to believe a hypersonic missile traveling 6,000 mph can be guided and is not purely ballistic in nature.

[central_va]

You only get one surprise sneak attack per war.

[DarthVader]

The cruise missile capability is proven.