- The new US stealth bomber may be taken by surprise by ultra-fast missiles coming from near space with the unpredictable ‘Qian Xuesen trajectory’
- Beating the American bomber will be pivotal in any future conflict with China, as it has the potential to slip behind China’s core defence
Hypersonic weapons go up way too high to be used on aircraft.
Is there some law of physics saying you can’t target and destroy a plane from above?
From a ground launched system that requires a ballistic path to hit a agile moving target, it wouldn’t be practical at Mach 6.