Trump claims Russia stole hypersonic missile plans during Obama era
Russia stole the design; they got it from us. Some bad person gave it to them... They stole them during the Obama administration, Obama, not Biden. They probably slote plenty of Biden, we will hear about that too," Trump said.
He also stated that the United States would have ultra-hypersonic missiles "that are even a step better" and that they would be launched soon.
It’s worth noting that Trump has made similar claims in the past. For instance, in 2023, he told supporters that Russia had stolen plans for "super-duper missiles." At the time, the Kremlin responded to these statements by saying, "We have our own rocket, an excellent rocket."
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/trump-claims-russia-stole-hypersonic-missile-1737719740.htmlI think the orange man might be a little bit jelly on this one. Americas (LRHW) dark eagle hypersonic missile ran into a plethora of issues with its booster and targeting systems back in 2023. Its supposed to be in service this year after a successful test, but it's still mostly in its infancy with no proven track record
Meanwhile, the Russians have multiple hypersonic systems in the bag—most notably the recent Oreshnik MIRV—and have been steadily improving them while producing them in increasing numbers. Scramjet/ramjet technology, coupled with a manoeuvrable trajectory, is hard for DEI engineers.
Much like America being surpassed by the Chinese with ai technology, it would seem that uncle sam is lagging behind Russian missile technology. The Americans still have a substantial edge in stealth missile technology, so maybe this is what the Russians "borrowed without permission"