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  1. Vijyes

    Hypersonic Missile NonproliferationHindering the Spread of a New Class of Weapons

    Hypersonic technology faces a big problem - drag, which increases as speed increases. It will be unbelievably high at Mach 5. The hypersonic missiles of brahmos range will have twice the fuel requirements which means twice the weight. Physics doesn't change tomorrow Pakistan can be hit with...
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    Hypersonic Missile NonproliferationHindering the Spread of a New Class of Weapons

    In war over sea, the sea skimming ability of supersonic missiles are enough. The hypersonic missiles don't justify the costs
  3. Vijyes

    Hypersonic Missile NonproliferationHindering the Spread of a New Class of Weapons

    Sea skimming is meaningless in war over surface in tibet or Pakistan as these are extremely mountainous.
  4. Vijyes

    Hypersonic Missile NonproliferationHindering the Spread of a New Class of Weapons

    But these Hypersonic missiles are also range limited due to high friction. Hypersonic missiles are detectable, too fast to be intercepted but it is expensive. Cruise missiles and ballistic missiles are cheaper. The question is whether 10 prithvi-2 missiles are better than 1 Hypersonic missile?
  5. Vijyes

    Hypersonic Missile NonproliferationHindering the Spread of a New Class of Weapons

    I never questioned the advantage of hypersonic missiles. The big problem here is cost and labour to manufacture them. The range is also short. So, launchers have to be close to borders and we can only use it on Pakistan. Ballistic missiles, on the other hand, are extremely cheap and easy to...
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    Hypersonic Missile NonproliferationHindering the Spread of a New Class of Weapons

    Ballistic missile is much more disruptive as it travels fast and cheap to produce
  7. Vijyes

    Hypersonic Missile NonproliferationHindering the Spread of a New Class of Weapons

    Agni 4 may have long range but not enough altitude. Agni 5 is needed to strike satellite at 700km-800km LEO orbit. For GEO, another PSLV will be needed as it is 36000km high. But, most remote sensing satellite can't work from that height. They need LEO for better resolution.
  8. Vijyes

    Hypersonic Missile NonproliferationHindering the Spread of a New Class of Weapons

    We have all of that. ASAT is nothing but Agni5 with interceptors.
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