Self-abandonment or self-deprecation? The US military's new hypersonic missile is called "Angry Turtle"
With so many hypersonic missile projects initiated, none have been deployed yet, and the US military seems to be getting angry.
On the 26th, the US website "The Drive" reported that the US Air Force is researching a "quick" hypersonic missile. This plan combines a maneuverable target used for simulating ballistic threats with a liquid-fueled rocket engine, assembling it into a low-cost hypersonic missile. The project is named "Angry Turtle."
However, although the original article on the US "The Drive" website writes extensively about the advantages of this low-cost hypersonic missile, the US Air Force's unconventional technical approach actually reveals the lack of progress in multiple hypersonic missile projects, as well as the anxiety caused by the rapid iteration of Chinese and Russian hypersonic technology, forcing the US Air Force to take a shortcut.
In short, it's a desperate measure. The US Air Force calls it "Angry Turtle" for quick innovation, but in reality, it has run out of ideas and can only use existing technology to piece things together to alleviate the urgent need for hypersonic missiles in the US military. In fact, it still hasn't solved the problem of no progress in the US hypersonic missile projects.
Original: www.toutiao.com/article/1844413214580746/
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