• Magister@lemmy.world
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    11 days ago

    against hypersonic missile (speed mach 5 to mach 25), good luck to spot it and try to destroy it before it reaches you

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      11 days ago

      Most claimed “hypersonic” missiles can’t actually manoeuvre at those speeds so you can spot them at distance and work out where you need to send an interceptor missile. We saw this with Patriot batteries vs Kinzhal in Ukraine.