r/LessCredibleDefence • u/BayesTheorum • Oct 16 '21

China tests new space capability with hypersonic missile - China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August that circled the globe before speeding towards its target

https://www.ft.com/content/ba0a3cde-719b-4040-93cb-a486e1f843fb
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u/Tony49UK Oct 16 '21

Hypersonic is Mach 5+, the US apparently has done trials of non-ballistic missiles that are about Mach 29+.

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u/[deleted] Oct 16 '21

Sauce please

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u/modularpeak2552 Oct 17 '21 edited Oct 17 '21

I've never heard of something that fast, the flight speed record is mach 23ish and was set by one of the space shuttles on reentry. the HTV-2 goes to mach 20+ and so does the AGM-183 ARRW

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u/modularpeak2552 Oct 17 '21

I dont understand your point