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Hypersonic missiles are often claimed to be unstoppable, but those claims are misleading in practice. Moreover, it could take decades if ever to polish the scramjet technology that is poised to make hypersonic missile viable. This is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs
Music:
Shortage - Marten Moses
One Step Forward - Wendel Scherer
Antigen - Marten Moses
Pressure Drop - Max Anson
Command Pattern - Max Anson
Sweet Talk (Instrumental Version) - Tyra Chantey
Primary Code - Max Anson
Hurry Up Please - Anthony Earls
Flickering Neon - Marten Moses
Engine Failure - Craft Case
Relatives in Russia - Trabant 33
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References:
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/596058/over-horizon-hypersonic
https://www.sipri.org/commentary/topical-backgrounder/2022/matter-speed-understanding-hypersonic-missile-systems
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/139353/scramjet-prepped-launch
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/1622/
https://www.quora.com/Does-the-Iskander-missile-make-its-maneuver-at-a-specific-phase-and-is-it-the-same-for-every-target
https://www.militaryaerospace.com/sensors/article/14200142/hypersonic-sensors-heat
https://www.spaceacademy.net.au/spacelink/blackout.htm
00:00 Hypersonic is the technology of the future and always will be
01:04 What's the HYPE about Hypersonic Missiles
01:55 What's Special about Mach 5?
05:05 Why not use rockets for hypersonic missiles
10:00 Extreme Difficulties of Hypersonic Technology
12:00 Why Hypersonic Missiles Don't Make Sense
14:40 Truth about Russian Hypersonic Missiles