Desperate to catch up in hypersonics, US recycles failed weapons programs

A bit over a decade ago, most military experts were convinced that the United States was the top player in the field of hypersonic weapons. The American Military Industrial Complex (MIC) was adamant in underestimating Russian advances, particularly when it comes to the « Iskander » system, whose 9M723 missiles were the first ground-based hypersonic weapons, but were still usually listed as quasi-ballistic missiles

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