“It’s important that we have that capability now because the hypersonic threat is there now,” Vice Adm. John Hill, director of the Missile Defense Agency, told the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces last week.
Within the last few years, both China and Russia have fielded early versions of hypersonic weapons that can travel faster than five times the speed of sound (Mach 5 is about 3,806 mph) and potentially hold U.S. capital ships at risk. Unlike the explosive supersonic cruise missile threats the carrier’s Aegis escorts are designed to fight, the new weapons travel at higher speed and can make unexpected changes in flight on their way to their targets.
The Russians have already fielded the Kinzhal – a maneuverable ballistic missile that can be launched from MiG-31 and Su-34 fighters.
Moscow is also “developing Zircon, a ship-launched hypersonic cruise missile capable of traveling at speeds of between Mach 6 and Mach 8. Zircon is reportedly capable of striking both ground and naval targets,” according to a report from the Congressional Research Service.
China has tested versions of its DF-17 missile that was developed to carry the Chinese-built DF-Z hypersonic glide vehicle capable of “extreme maneuvers,” reported The Diplomat.
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Definitely, our USA needs to protect against weaponry of this magnitude which our known enemies will use on us, some even threaten to use those weapons soon on our soil!
What gets me are so many in our Government have allowed those same countries to get away with much deception, cyber hacking, stealing secrets, even have jobs in our Government, and therefore compromised our National Security to the max, in my opinion!!
In my opinion, those we believe we can be buddies with think we are weak, stupid even, push-overs, buy easy into being bullied to allow them to come here, and tell us how they want to do business, go to our Universities, and we must not question their intentions ever! We have a Western Civilization, all should only come to reside here to be an American Citizen! If other's can't assimilate, we should question their intent, IMO! We have had Germ Warfare, Terrorist Attacks, Cultures that clash when they over-ride our Constitutional Laws, Values, Culture, use our System, Schools, and of course one day those same countries, of said Anti-American's here, will had send missiles to try to finish destruction of this Nation, in my opinion!
It's concerning due to our National Security already seems compromised judging from terrorist attacks, Gov. criminal traitor's crimes, all occurring over the last twenty years, in my opinion! We can only hope USA Military takes the ball, and shows strength against those thinking the USA is so weak, such a little China me-me commie want-to-be's, and therefore such an easy target, God forbid!!!
We must beef up Military USA, even with Biden in, don't pay any attention to them, think of the citizens you took an oath to protect!! USA can prevent wars through shown strength, putting the right Leaders BACK in Gov. and stop cowing down to the commie's that roost here, IMO! Starters, you don't ever allow Foreign Interference of any type into our Elections!!! National Security failure when proven beyond a doubt, IMO...will show USA Citizen's how and why we had Covid-19 lock-downs diversion at the same time..in my opinion! We been toooooooooo slow to respond and to take action; With Missiles incoming, if to slow to respond, take action, USA will lose big>>IMO!bbb
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