The publication “Military Review” provided some analysis of the Mako hypersonic missile presented at the exhibition and declared to be a hypersonic missile. The missile can hack enemy air defenses and any ground-based air defense system and radar station, Lockheed Martin spokesman Rob Osterhoud said. The missile was developed under the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) program. According to Osterhoud, the missile was hypersonic, but Military Review criticized the administrator’s remarks.
As noted, hypersonic missiles mean missiles that can reach speeds above Mach 5, i.e. faster than the speed of sound. However, today the hypersonic missiles that Russia has but the United States does not yet have mean other systems.
According to a Lockheed Martin representative, the Mako is 13 feet (4 m) long, 13″ (33 cm) in diameter, and weighs 1,300 pounds (600 kg). However, regarding hypersound, Military Review noted that the positioning of the missile was: This raises the following questions: What happens: The Mako can reach speeds of up to Mach five only in a certain part of the flight path, but this speed disappears in the last part of the flight.
“As a result, this missile is within reach of modern air defense systems, including those in service with the Russian army,” the document says.
Apparently, it is also stated that the missile presentation was not widely published for this reason, due to the US understanding of the situation.
Source: Ferra
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