Very few nations have well-resourced hypersonics programs, and the technology poses demanding R&D problems in engineering and materials science. China and Russia are the only nations confirmed to have operating, deployable hypersonic weapons.
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US Official Reveals China Has 'World's Leading Hypersonic Arsenal'
China is winning the hypersonic weapons race and is moving full speed ahead with plans to expand the reach of these hard-to-target weapons, an intelligence analyst says."
China's missile programs are comparable to top-tier producers internationally, and China now has the world's leading hypersonic arsenal," said Jeffrey McCormick, senior analyst with the National Air and Space Intelligence Center, in a statement prepared for the House Armed Services Committee.
once the chinese start making something, they make plenty of them and make them cheap..
probably nothing for america/thewest to worry about, as the chinese only make rubbish (missiles will probably blow up, when being loaded onto the launchers ) .. but who cares .. so long as they use good quality australian iron ore
and food for thought
Russia and China are leading in hypersonic innovation. Here’s what’s holding the U.S. back
... the Pentagon requested $4.7 billion for hypersonic research in the FY2023 budget and has been developing various potential hypersonic weapons options like the Army’s Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon. However, the DOD has said it does not expect to field a hypersonic defense system until at least 2034.
air craft carriers are now obviously going to go the way of the large battle ships .. ie obsolete
the germans better think twice about sending taurus missiles to ukraine, (to destroy russian infrastructure) .. as a few kinzhals might visit the Bundestag
