yet, the F150's are considerably more destructive to the planet. lol
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AntiOutsideAktion - 2day
this is what it looks like when your military procurement isn't centered around the profit motive
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Greg Clarke - 2day
The missile probably has better range too
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Sims - 1day
But at what cost ? ..no, wait.. never mind..
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ashenone - 2day
But can you put a massive non functional lift kit on the missile?
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partofthevoice @lemmy.zip - 16hr
Depends, are you China? Because if not, then probably not.
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ShinkanTrain - 8hr
F150s will kill a lot more people though
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FatVegan @leminal.space - 2day
Cool, two super pointless things that cost a lot of money.
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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 2day
Not so pointless when the burger reich is surrounding you with military bases.
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eleitl @lemmy.zip - 1day
I've read analysts who say that the price is unrealistically low. I think the same.
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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 1day
That's right, if one thing western analysts are famous for it's never being wrong about China's tech capabilities.
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eleitl @lemmy.zip - 1day
It's economics. Materials and even the fuel used by hypersonics (as in maneuvrable high-Mach glide vehicle) have a certain price tag, even in China.
100 kUSD buys far too little of that, even in Russia and China.
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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 1day
wait until you learn about economies of scale and the benefits of controlling the entire supply chain
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eleitl @lemmy.zip - 1day
Russia has that too, nevertheless Kinzhal and Kalibr (which are lower-Mach and don't carry a hypersonic glider stage) are both about 10 MUSD.
Just the costs of JP-10/decilin are considerable already.
Depending on the specs, I'd assume the price to be a few MUSD, never under 100 kUSD.
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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 1day
Chinese industry and technical expertise absolutely dwarfs Russia
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eleitl @lemmy.zip - 23hr
In hypersonics Russia currently has a lead over China. Obviously they're going to catch up rather soon.
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☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ - 23hr
Hypersonics cover a wide range of stuff, what this article discusses are cheap low end missiles as opposed to something like Oreshnik.
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PolandIsAStateOfMind - 7hr
Even if it's 10 times more expensive it's still half to quarter price of Tomahawk missile.
yogthos in technology
China has a hypersonic missile for under 100k, and there are F150 Ford trucks that are more expensive than that
https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/china-ykj-1000-low-cost-hypersonic-missile-indo-pacific-security-shift/yet, the F150's are considerably more destructive to the planet. lol
this is what it looks like when your military procurement isn't centered around the profit motive
The missile probably has better range too
But at what cost ? ..no, wait.. never mind..
But can you put a massive non functional lift kit on the missile?
Depends, are you China? Because if not, then probably not.
F150s will kill a lot more people though
Cool, two super pointless things that cost a lot of money.
Not so pointless when the burger reich is surrounding you with military bases.
I've read analysts who say that the price is unrealistically low. I think the same.
That's right, if one thing western analysts are famous for it's never being wrong about China's tech capabilities.
It's economics. Materials and even the fuel used by hypersonics (as in maneuvrable high-Mach glide vehicle) have a certain price tag, even in China. 100 kUSD buys far too little of that, even in Russia and China.
wait until you learn about economies of scale and the benefits of controlling the entire supply chain
Russia has that too, nevertheless Kinzhal and Kalibr (which are lower-Mach and don't carry a hypersonic glider stage) are both about 10 MUSD. Just the costs of JP-10/decilin are considerable already.
Depending on the specs, I'd assume the price to be a few MUSD, never under 100 kUSD.
Chinese industry and technical expertise absolutely dwarfs Russia
In hypersonics Russia currently has a lead over China. Obviously they're going to catch up rather soon.
Hypersonics cover a wide range of stuff, what this article discusses are cheap low end missiles as opposed to something like Oreshnik.
Even if it's 10 times more expensive it's still half to quarter price of Tomahawk missile.