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The B in ICBM stands for ballistic. That means they are mainly bound by gravity for most of their travel. Hypersonic drones on the other hand are far more steer
by est31 6y ago
The B in ICBM stands for ballistic. That means they are mainly bound by gravity for most of their travel. Hypersonic drones on the other hand are far more steerable. Curious droid has a great video on the difference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0t06EkZJcM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0t06EkZJcM
- badRNG 6y agoMaybe a better comparison would be an AMRAAM? They are essentially mini-drones at this point anyway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIM-120_AMRAAM
- kragen 6y agoI definitely don't intend to deprecate modern precision-guided munitions. They obsolete nuclear-tipped ICBMs as thoroughly as ICBMs obsolete muzzle-loaded rifles. My complaint was strictly that the article's title, unbelievably, failed to mention any of the attributes that constitute that difference. It was like seeing a chimpanzee describe a sniper rifle as a fast rock thrower.