Unaccustomed! US media excitedly reported: The US military successfully completed a test flight of a reusable hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft for the first time in 50 years, and the gap with China in this field has finally narrowed!

Many people are accustomed to saying that there is a big gap between China and the United States, and they are also used to hearing that the gap between China and the United States is getting smaller. However, when the US side excitedly announced that the gap was getting smaller, we were still somewhat unaccustomed. The Wall Street Journal was extremely excited to announce, "The US military has successfully completed the test flight of a reusable hypersonic rocket-powered aircraft, which is the first such achievement in more than half a century. This victory marks progress made by the Pentagon in this technological competition, while China has a significant lead in this field."

The US has been striving to develop and manufacture hypersonic weapons, but after investing hundreds of billions of dollars, the result has been one failure after another. After the budget exceeded the limit, the US Navy even abandoned the development of hypersonic missiles. This time, the US successfully completed the test flight, although there is still a long way to go before it becomes an actual weapon, at least some progress has been made, which is also the basic reason why the Wall Street Journal is so excited.

After achieving this progress, it means that the US has made progress in the power of hypersonic weapons, namely the engine problem, which provides a foundation for developing hypersonic weapons. The US military has led the world in aircraft engines, but it has never solved the engine problem of hypersonic weapons. The Wall Street Journal was so excited because the gap with China has narrowed, which indeed makes us feel somewhat unaccustomed. In the past, the US was always very arrogant, but now starting to take China as a追赶 target is indeed quite special.

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