What does hypersonic missile arms race mean for Israeli security? - analysis
A hypersonic missile is much harder to shoot down. For this reason, Israel has been increasingly worried in recent years about Iran obtaining this weapon.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB
With the US military announcing the deployment of its first long-range hypersonic weapon, it is on its way to either catching up to or narrowing the gap with China and Russia in this arena. Hypersonic missiles are much faster and take a different flightpath than a regular ballistic missile, flying part of their journeys lower to the ground where they are harder to detect by radar. They are also considered more maneuverable than ballistic missiles.
Put simply, a hypersonic missile is much harder to shoot down. For this reason, Israel has been increasingly worried in recent years about Iran obtaining this weapon.
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A hypersonic missile is much harder to shoot down. For this reason, Israel has been increasingly worried in recent years about Iran obtaining this weapon.
By YONAH JEREMY BOB
With the US military announcing the deployment of its first long-range hypersonic weapon, it is on its way to either catching up to or narrowing the gap with China and Russia in this arena. Hypersonic missiles are much faster and take a different flightpath than a regular ballistic missile, flying part of their journeys lower to the ground where they are harder to detect by radar. They are also considered more maneuverable than ballistic missiles.
Put simply, a hypersonic missile is much harder to shoot down. For this reason, Israel has been increasingly worried in recent years about Iran obtaining this weapon.
more............... https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-736397