Looks like Iran has unveiled new hypersonic weapon called Fattah-2
https://en.mehrnews.com/news/208531/Iran-unveils-Fattah-2-hypersonic-missile
Interesting concept, doesn't have scramjet. More like a glider. However with a cruise missile shape.
We are not gonna have fully autonomous areal combatants before 2040, let alone fully autonomous ground combatants. Not to mention, land domain is much more complex and complicated than the areal domain.
When it comes to EW people only think about electronic attack. When in fact a large percentage of EW is silent SIGINT.
Manned vehicles can maintain complete radio silent hence not giving up its position. While UGV needs data link to function. Which not only expose the UGV but also the C2...
afaik, 14-15 millions per unit are the latest price. But iirc, I read somewhere once upon a time BMC or Otokar promised they will produce Altay for the same price as the original K2. Which was at the time just under 10 millions.
Yes, It is that (relatively) easy. I already explained why nuclear programs compared to biological WMD development is vastly different.
"You can develop it (biological agents) in a small lab with a handful of mid tier scientists. Something that is practically concealable from today's...
Why not? It would spare us the huge political, financial and military burden of developing nuclear weapons, delivery systems, infrastructures and facilities. Yet provide us with strategic deterrence.