VanHerck: China’s Efforts of Hypersonics ‘Tenfold’ What US Has Done

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VanHerck: China’s Efforts of Hypersonics ‘Tenfold’ What US Has Done
March 1, 2022 | By Greg Hadley

China’s efforts to develop and field hypersonic weapons has been “tenfold” that of the U.S.’s own push, but the Pentagon will likely increase funding for testing, development, and threat warning in that area in the forthcoming 2023 budget, the commander of U.S. Northern Command told Congress on March 1.

That assessment from Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck, who also serves as commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command, comes after months of increased reports about Chinese progress in hypersonics and American efforts to develop its own capabilities.

“They’re aggressively pursuing hypersonic capability tenfold to what we have done, as far as testing within the last year or so, significantly outpacing us with their capabilities,” VanHerck told members of the House Armed Services strategic forces subcommittee.

https://www.airforcemag.com/vanherck-chinas-efforts-of-hypersonics-tenfold-what-us-has-done/

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 Perhaps if democrats weren't so intent on providing everything illegal immigrants want and need, there would be enough money for the US to do research.

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The Chi-coms are so advanced because we've been giving away our technical, economic, manufacturing, and agricultural competitive advantages for the last 30 years in the name of "Free Trade".  Communist regimes aren't capable of "free" anything.  Globalist dingbats.