Pentagon urges CEOs of largest defense companies to accelerate hypersonic weapons development as US lags behind China

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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin encouraged CEOs from more than two dozen of America's largest defense companies to accelerate hypersonic weapons development during a high-level meeting Thursday

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin encouraged CEOs from more than two dozen of America's largest defense companies to accelerate hypersonic weapons development during a high-level meeting Thursday.

"This is absolutely serious," Austin said, referring to the threat posed by Chinese and Russian hypersonic programs, according to a CEO who participated in the virtual meeting."We are distracted now by Russia, but China is the real threat."During the meeting, multiple CEOs described the need for more wind tunnels to test hypersonic vehicles as a"choke point in testing.

 

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Austin is one of the few people in leadership right now I think we can trust. He seems sincere and intelligent and honest. Hope I am right.

Nothing like a politician telling Arms developers how to do their jobs. I expect he has offered bags of taxpayers money as an incentive.

so austin , possibly biden have heard of hypersonic weapons .... why the f==k are we sending 41 mph aircraft carriers with 4000 sailors to fight russia china , noko

It’s like China is an enormous national security threat or something. Back to the ski jump!

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We’re going hypersonic folks. I’m excited to work with China to accelerate this new tech.

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This is 1 thing I respect China and Russia for:....crap like this don't come out.

Rus have one kinde weapons first say Boom and after thet finger start Buttons

If global super powers spend less on ways we can kill each other and more on positive things the world would be a better place

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