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2019-12-07 Science

Lockheed's air-launched hypersonic missile contract gets $988 million bump

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Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 What kinds of situations so many of such a thing might be used for?

Planetary defense against asteroids and meteors and other cosmic phenomena.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-12-07 09:48|| 2019-12-07 09:48|| Front Page Top

#2 Pyramid-shaped 427-foot asteroid set to whiz past Earth

Posted by Skidmark 2019-12-07 09:55|| 2019-12-07 09:55|| Front Page Top

#3 This is Lockheed, meaning the Rapid Response will take twenty to thirty years before we even see the fruit of this endeavor (if ever.)

Posted by Seeking Cure For Ignorance 2019-12-07 11:30|| 2019-12-07 11:30|| Front Page Top

#4 Ref #3:. That's if the cost overruns are expeditiously covered.

Posted by Besoeker 2019-12-07 11:40|| 2019-12-07 11:40|| Front Page Top

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