Opinion: Are hypersonics all lights and no show?

AUKUS is collaborating on hypersonic missiles, some of which could be fired from F-35s, but the tech may not be a game changer any time soon.

Many defence industry experts could be forgiven for thinking that the new and exciting world of development in the field of hypersonic missiles will lead to a major equipment upheaval.

Unfortunately, it looks likely that hypersonic weapons will not deliver as the much-touted chief game changer that results in a dinosaur-versus-meteorite style wiping of all other military equipment and providing an unconquerable advantage in the modern world.