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What’s the difference between a “true” hypersonic missile and this? Genuine question, I know nothing about missiles

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The speed is the easy part, travelling in a straight line. The difficult part is getting the rocket to manoeuvre at high speed.

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Terminal situational awareness, terminal maneuver capability, and terminal range extension are all traits typical of the modern definition of a hypersonic weapon in my opinion.

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Going really fast isn’t helpful if you’re not capable of steering at that speed. The V2 was technically a hypersonic missile.

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