"We Could Shoot Them Down"
OK, More Hypersonic Scare Stuff Raytheon (America's top missile maker) says it could develop missiles capable of shooting down hypersonic weapons.... If we get busy providing "sustained funding and a national sense of urgency." First: did you know Raytheon was Mr. Big in the missile business? (Aviation Week says they are.) My image of Raytheon goes way back. Waaay back. Vacuum tubes. That far back. Raytheon, high in the ham radio* pantheon of tubes. ** Sort of looks like a missile Second: Can you image how hard it is to shoot down a hypersonic craft going Mach 6? By the time you get your pistol out of the holster, this guy has run you through (saber talk). Hot. IMPORTANT? Tom Bussing, vice president of Raytheon ’s Advanced Missile Systems thinks so (me too), saying, " The relatively sudden rise of hypersonic strike capability in China and Russia is a remarkable thing that has occurred, and it has fundamental