Date: October 1st, 2024 6:00 PM Author: Splenetic base circlehead
Many ballistic missiles are "hypersonic" inasmuch as they can travel 5 times the speed of sound but that's not the "hypersonic" that the US and other modern militaries are chasing. The goal of the new hypersonic technologies is to maneuver on reentry.
Date: October 1st, 2024 6:06 PM Author: Splenetic base circlehead
They have some missiles, no idea if they claim to be "hypersonic." But they don't emphasize it because they portray themselves as a defensive army and long-range ballistic missiles were not traditionally seen as defensive weapons.
Date: October 1st, 2024 6:10 PM Author: Heady amethyst crackhouse
If they had the tech they would have shared it with the USA. Their domestic designs are 70% American as it stands. Moreover we built working ramjet engines in the 1950s. We just can't make them today.