Hypersonické zbraně mohou mít podobný vliv na válečnictví jako příchod jaderných zbraní nebo alespoň jako příchod mezikontinentnálních střel s nimi. Američané v tom zřejmě zaspali.
Booster rocket failure foils Pentagon’s hypersonic weapon test
A booster rocket failure sidetracked a hypersonic weapon system test in Alaska on Thursday, the US Defense Department confirmed on the same day.
The attempted flight at the Pacific Spaceport Complex in Kodiak, Alaska, had been expected to test a hypersonic glide body. Officials are now determining why the booster, which is not part of the hypersonic program, failed.
The rocket made it off the launch pad before failing, A Defense News report quoted a defense official as saying.
“Experiments and tests both successful and unsuccessful are the backbone of developing highly complex critical technologies at tremendous speed, as the department is doing with hypersonic technologies,” Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Gorman said. “Delivering hypersonic weapons remains a top priority and the department remains confident that it is on track to field offensive hypersonic capabilities beginning in the early 2020s.”
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https://defbrief.com/2021/10/22/booster-rocket-failure-foils-pentagons-hypersonic-weapon-test/