It was a successful test, and we got up to mach nine at that time before it burned out. But we offered the technology to the US Air force. They declined. The Chinese promptly stole the technology and perfected it and now have deployed it and have over 1000 maneuverable hypersonic missiles. We have none. Zero. We have invested significant amount of money into developing hypersonic muscle. That contract. We have a Navy contract, an army contract, air force. The aero program had been canceled. (19:50–20:03)
CLAIM
Asserts that China stole U.S. hypersonic missile technology, perfected it, and now has over 1000 such missiles, while the U.S. has none.
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