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D Tel today.
Russia has previously tested a hypersonic cruise missile known as Zircon, but it flies below the atmosphere and uses fuel to power itself to hypersonic speeds rather than the Earth's orbit.
Presumably launched downwards. Sneaky. Could devastate Ayers Rock / Uluru if it strays off course.
Russia has previously tested a hypersonic cruise missile known as Zircon, but it flies below the atmosphere and uses fuel to power itself to hypersonic speeds rather than the Earth's orbit.
Presumably launched downwards. Sneaky. Could devastate Ayers Rock / Uluru if it strays off course.
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We used to call them torpedoes.................
Iirc, the average ocean depth is well below 6000 meters, so the guidance system needs to be on its toes
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This seems to have gone underground..