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> He recently developed supersonic missles Supersonic missiles are heaps old. What Russia recently developed is _hypersonic_ missiles, and what Ukraine recentl
by _kbh_ 3y ago
> He recently developed supersonic missles
Supersonic missiles are heaps old. What Russia recently developed is _hypersonic_ missiles, and what Ukraine recently did is shoot all of down them with a patriot.
Turns out when your missiles move in predictable patterns they can still be shot down at hypersonic speeds.
- meepmorp 3y agoYeah, merely hypersonic missiles aren't that interesting; maneuverable hypersonic missiles/weapons, however, are.
- _kbh_ 3y agoExactly hypersonic glide vehicles are what’s interesting, the Kinzhal is not a hypersonic glide vehicle. The Kinzhal is effectively just an air launched slightly modified Iskander.