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$100k is the cost of the low-speed ~mach 2.2 Tamir interceptor, which is effective against shells and rockets but not going to intercept a maneuvering mach 7 gl
by bigyabai 8mo ago
$100k is the cost of the low-speed ~mach 2.2 Tamir interceptor, which is effective against shells and rockets but not going to intercept a maneuvering mach 7 glide body.
- XorNot 8mo agoThere is absolutely no way anyone is producing a manoeuvring mach 7 missile for $100,000 though. The term "hypersonic" is incredibly overloaded.
- bigyabai 8mo agoSure, I agree with that. I've not seen a booster stack at that price hit mach 4-5 reliably, mach 7 would be unprecedented. Still important to clarify that HGVs are intended to defeat these cheaper intercept layers.