The United States has been trying to play catch up with Russia in terms of developing a viable hypersonic weapon system. They are running into major problems with its development. The rollout of the first hypersonic weapon has pushed back a full year.
The first U.S. hypersonic weapon will be delayed for as long as a year, even as lawmakers protest that the Pentagon is lagging in a new technology that Russia has already used in Ukraine https://t.co/AhaUvYAdGD
— Bloomberg (@business) April 10, 2022
Lockheed Officials Discuss Hypersonic Challenges Following Pricey U.S. Missile Delay https://t.co/SiKEjtvJvs pic.twitter.com/gb1J0GKwYP
— Gizmodo (@Gizmodo) April 8, 2022
Launch failures delay U.S. effort to develop a hypersonic missile like Russia’s https://t.co/HqVGHVZUCv
— National Post (@nationalpost) April 7, 2022
I’m not sure what the problem is. We were told diversity is our greatest strength, so why don’t they just hire some blacks and trannies to help work on the program? I’m sure they’d solve any engineering problems within a matter of days.
