A Mach-10 Missile Won’t Save Russia’s Stealth Fighter

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A Mach-10 Missile Won’t Save Russia’s Stealth Fighter
Hypersonic hype
 

WIB air December 10, 2018 David Axe
 

The Russian air force will arm its Su-57 stealth fighters with a hypersonic missile, state media reported on Dec. 6, 2018.

But with the Kremlin having deferred final development and full-scale production of the Su-57, the plan could result in no more than a token hypersonic strike force, if even that.
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“In accordance with Russia’s State Armament Program for 2018 to 2027, Su-57 jet fighters will be equipped with hypersonic missiles,” an unnamed official told TASS.

https://warisboring.com/a-mach-10-missile-wont-save-russias-stealth-fighter/

[Dexter]

Russia has a smaller GDP than Tokyo, just to add a little perspective.