The Hypersonic Arms Race: What You Need to Know

I heard even North Korea learned how to make hypersonic missiles from Skillshare, and they succeeded in this April.

Modifying the existing missiles to keep up with competition sounds Boeing.

I like how the apparent culmination of the universe’s complexity and pinnacle of creation devotes most of its time trying to get really good at destroying itself.

Main problem for missle is to know where it is, since it finds itself in a cloud of plasma, which interferes with gps. Check hyper for its accuracy, it’s something to pay attention to during comparison

I think they’ll be most useful when the aliens arrive.

Thank you Sabine, great video! I like humorous "if it helps us annihilate each other few mins faster". How creative we are in self destruction.

You have an excellent sense of humor, thanks! You also put a lot of effort into your presentations, thanks again! Finally, thanks for being interested in so many things; kudos to you!

I think the point of the Pentagon is that research can sometime produce unpredictable capabilities. If you lag behind, there's a risk that only your adversaries have access to those capabilities. The Pentagon is aiming ahead of the target, not at where it currently is. Put another way, if the next generation of hypersonics turn out to be game changers then any country which hasn't invested in keeping up with the research might find itself in at a significant disadvantage. Investment in research isn't about current capabilities. Also, generally, money spent on research goes into the broader national economy. It doesn't vanish into a puff of logic. So that "cost" isn't the same concept as what we consider when we're balancing our personal budgets.

the dry humor gets me every time.

to anyone who likes to point out her accent she definitely says 'mach' better than anyone i've ever heard

The missile knows where it is at all times.

M7* , Curious Droid and Perun has good videos on the specifics of the design of hypersonic weapons.

You are exaggerating how easy it is to shoot down ballistic missiles. Usually ballistic missiles lose their boosters and only a RV (Re-entry vehicle) remains, which has a an insanely high speed and is hard to detect due to its small size. There is a reason why the Russians have such a hard time shooting down SRBM ATACMS with their S300/S400

There are some great videos on YouTube about fluid dynamics. It seems like that is a big part of what is being researched here. I imagine a sort of sheering of different high speed layers, especially as these things are maneuvered.

My fave youtuber and my fave physicist at the same time. The best of the two worlds. Thank you, Sabine, for being.

Lasers are faster than any missile.

Kinzhal is not a true hypersonic missile, it's an air launched ballistic missile.

Maybe one day. The hypersonic technology will eventually be put to better use.

Glad to see you’re getting the respect you deserve. Making science seem approachable

Great Video Sabine! Appreciate the wild variety of subjects you serve! :)