Breaking: The US has successfully tested a hypersonic loitering weapon system ‘Vintage Racer’

[F-22Raptor]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1269595259941662722

 

[Dariush the Great]

meanwhile millions of americans are living in poverty

 

[F-22Raptor]

So the weapon enters at hypersonic speed, dispenses, then loiters over the target area. Holy!

 

[MastanKhan]

So the weapon enters at hypersonic speed, dispenses, then loiters over the target area. Holy!

Hi,

US has some fearsome weapons in stock and some being built---.

 

[F-22Raptor]

Hi,

US has some fearsome weapons in stock and some being built---.

Well, as expected, it proves there’s a lot of advanced weapon projects behind the scenes we don’t know about or very little.

 

[Quibbler]

Well, as expected, it proves there’s a lot of advanced weapon projects behind the scenes we don’t know about or very little.

Exactly. And just as a POI. Raptor gained IOC in 2005. Taking a fighter gen to be 25 years, a gen 6 fighter could already be test flying or very close to it.

 

[F-22Raptor]

Exactly. And just as a POI. Raptor gained IOC in 2005. Taking a fighter gen to be 25 years, a gen 6 fighter could already be test flying or very close to it.

I’d be willing to bet good money the US has a small number of classified hypersonic strike capabilities that are operational now in case of an emergency. I think Vintage Racer just further supports that.

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

Nice trying to match china or keep up. They are in an arms race by the looks of it.

Last time it was the other way around with russia. This time usa might be the loosing one from the looks of it.

Spending non unnecesary stuff.

 

[F-22Raptor]

Nice trying to match china or keep up. They are in an arms race by the looks of it.

Last time it was the other way around with russia. This time usa might be the loosing one from the looks of it.

Spending non unnecesary stuff.

Trying to match? Tell me the last time China has successfully launched a 4000km HGV or hypersonic vehicle that dispenses a loitering weapon in the target area?

 

[Foxtrot Delta]

Trying to match? Tell me the last time China has successfully launched a 4000km HGV or hypersonic vehicle that dispenses a loitering weapon in the target area?

December 2018 mach 8+ hypersonic glide weapon test firs time.

It was tested 5 times after that.

 

[Peaceful Civilian]

Amazing!!

 

[Ultima Thule]

Amazing!!

Russia/China already inducted hypersonic weapons and this time USA following Russia and China

 

[F-22Raptor]

Russia/China already inducted hypersonic weapons and this time USA following Russia and China

Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons aren't as advanced as US hypersonic solutions. That's why both inducted first, and I'm highly skeptical of Russian claims. If Russia has one prototype they'll label it as fully operational.

And China hasn't shown their hypersonic solutions to be as advanced as the US.

 

[XTQ1999]

meanwhile millions of americans are living in poverty

yes, poverty only exists in America

 

[serenity]

Russian and Chinese hypersonic weapons aren't as advanced as US hypersonic solutions. That's why both inducted first, and I'm highly skeptical of Russian claims. If Russia has one prototype they'll label it as fully operational.

And China hasn't shown their hypersonic solutions to be as advanced as the US.

True. USA had what Chinese and Russian use for hypersonic weapons already in the 2000s and was playing around with these experiments in the 1980s and 1990s. Americans wanted more capable type of hypersonic weapons. Chinese ones are good but behind American ones and Russian ones are secret maybe somewhere between maybe better maybe worse than both and only prototyping and testing. Anyway this is now about who can prevent these attacks now and the USA is far ahead at intercepting hypersonic weapons.