Project Dilithium you can't make this sh*t up.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/26152/the-u-s-military-wants-tiny-road-mobile-nuclear-reactors-that-can-fit-in-a-c-17
There must be a new energy source on the block. These long range hypersonic missiles have to be powered by something…nothing is free. Not sure there's enough energy in either solid or liquid rocket fuels to do what's being alleged, yet it seems the major powers are all claiming this type of tech. What are they being powered with? If you want to go really fast in the atmosphere this is a huge problem. Would really like to understand the propulsion and energy source.
Rockets and spacecraft leave the atmosphere and carry stupid amounts of fuel to do it. Aircraft rarely go supersonic, much less hypersonic because of the range penalty imposed by energy demands.
We're being given clues.
Roger all…it's the long range part that me puzzling over the fuel source. We've been doing hypersonic in bursts for over half a century…it's the self-propelled long range hypersonic part that gets into energy density physics and the finite nature of chemical fuels. Same reason that your vehicle's range is drastically limited if you tried to go a top speed into a hurricane. The power of wind is a cubic function and the penalties become astronomical quickly.
Def quickening on the topics of electric motors (engines) and small reactors producing phenomenal outputs.
This, I can understand…it's just moving the insanely large fuel tank to the lifter, not the tactical vehicle. If anybody can figure out the most expensive way to do anything it's the military. This would fit perfectly.
I've got a twin turbo truck that the former owner spent some tuning bux on and if what's coming is faster than this, I'm SO looking forward to that. Cue up Will Smith in the alien fighter meme.
Interesting…like an air breathing rocket. That would solve several problems and dramatically extend range…global? Perhaps. Oxygen gets heavy.
Yeah, the short range hypersonic capabilities are ancient…every air-to-air missile is more or less in the ballpark. Lots of others too. It's this whole global or circumglobal (twice) capability that is the head scratcher. Just a new paradigm it seems. Exoatmospheric orbital, I get… in the atmo, around the world (twice), hypersonic…that, not getting.
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Both, and everybody's happy.
>white blood count
Digits confirm…in the know. Makes sense.
Respect. Did 22 years also. 18 of it in patrol.
I know. It's mutual. I'm an everyday Anon and have been since the early going. Peace to you, gentle Anon. ;)