Hypersonic missile named after fastest shark in the seas could be built in UK
The TelegraphMr Cahill argued that the UK should find “gaps” in capability that need to be plugged and that Lockheed was willing to bring development of a Mako-style hypersonic missile to the UK as part of those efforts. If the UK can bring that investment and focus, that’ll be something Australia and the United States don’t have to do – they’ll put their focus somewhere else but everybody gets better. “So we can do these things, it doesn’t have to be the old model.” Advancing the Aukus agreement The Aukus agreement, which was signed by the governments of the UK, US and Australia, was originally drawn up to share sensitive technology for nuclear-powered submarines amid a growing threat from China in the Pacific. However, “pillar 2” of the deal is Hypersonic missiles, which operate at significantly faster speeds than standard cruise missiles, have the ability to evade an opponent’s air defences by travelling at more than 4,000 miles per hour and manoeuvring in mid-flight.
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