Comments by "Titanium Rain" (@ChucksSEADnDEAD) on "Why the Hype Around Hypersonics?" video.

@smirkypants the 1.5 trillion figure id the inflation adjusted cost of maintaining the aircraft operational until 2070. Not the development cost.
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@uegvdczuVF 1. Everything goes over budget. Not just stealth. 2. Same as above. 3. This happened because the F-22 was made to fight the Soviet Union and the US was fighting insurgents. The USSR didn't exist anymore so the need for F-22s was put into question. 4. The F-117 served the US well. The F-22 will be retired because it was cut short. 5. BS. The F-117 showcased outstanding capabilities and the F-22 dropped JDAMs where no other aircraft could go in Syria due to the defenses.
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@jeromedavies2408 The point of hypersonics is covering as much middle ground as fast as possible for naval use. A conventional missile will need some kind of assisted guidance from an aircraft to keep up to date information on target position or else the ship might completely flee outside of on board sensor ranges. This means that carrier groups could deploy their own aircraft to destroy the targeting aircraft or just pressure them into fleeing. Satellite only gives you a few minutes of coverage above the target. Launching a hypersonic allows the missile to get close enough to the ship to turn on its own sensors and slow down to conventional supersonic for terminal phase maneuvering.
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