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SR-72: US secret hypersonic jet to allegedly break sound barrier in 2025 | Believed to be a top-secret project of the US Air Force, the SR-72 is touted to reach over 4,000 mph (6,437 kph), making i...::undefined

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[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 35 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Back when Ukraine invasion kicked off there was a lot of puffing about Russia and Chinas hypersonic capabilities, fearmongering essentially. I was a nerd bout the X projects so i knew it was all smoke. When I would say that Russia or China can't even begin to touch US hypersonic tech, this is what I mean. The US has been working on hypersonic flight for decades, before China's economic boom, and while post soviet Russia was still a baby with a destroyed economy. I would be very surprised if the have anything anywhere close to what we have.

[–] InvaderDJ@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Aren't the Russian hypersonic missiles essentially just regular ballistic missiles? I remember reading something saying that calling them hypersonic was a stretch, and they have been intercepted by standard missile defense systems which actual hypersonic missiles wouldn't be.

[–] MataVatnik@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

I think they have gliding capabilities and can maneuver but they generally follow a predictable trajectory and thats why they are able to be shot down, because if they do maneuver they lose a stupid amount of range.