A few days ago, the United States held a sea and air space expo, during which Lockheed Martin launched a hypersonic missile called the "Shark", which is very small compared with other bulky and supernatural bombs, and has been able to carry through the bomb bay of the F-35 "Lightning" II fighter. According to data released by the United States, the bomb bay of the F-35 fighter is capable of carrying 2 "Shark" hypersonic missiles, making the surprise attack of the F-35 fighter more powerful. In fact, the U.S. military's F-35 fighter jets already have the ability to deliver B61-12 tactical nuclear bombs, and as the United States promotes the miniaturization of high-tech bombs, it will bring the U.S. military's deterrence capability to a new level.
Judging from the public display, the "Shark" hypersonic missile launched by the American arms dealer does not use the aerodynamic layout of the double cone, while the Russian Dagger hypersonic missile is a double cone design, and the hypersonic missile carried by the H-6K released by the PLA in 2022 is the same as the Dagger hypersonic missile. In fact, the United States has not made much achievements in the field of hypersonic missiles, although the United States put forward the theory of hypersonic missiles, and was the first to conduct research, but in the end the United States did not insist, so that China and Russia overtook in the corner, thus becoming the leader of hypersonic missiles, at present, China and Russia have hypersonic missile equipment, and the United States is still researching related missiles.
Russia has taken the lead in using hypersonic missiles for actual combat, and judging from the information released by Russia, Russia has used MiG-31K fighters carrying Dagger hypersonic missiles to launch strikes on important targets in Ukraine. In addition, Ukraine has claimed that Russia has projected Zircon hypersonic missiles through the Black Sea Fleet and is targeting the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. Russia is armed with a number of hypersonic missiles, and the rest that have not been shown are the Avangard hypersonic missile, which is believed to be an intercontinental ballistic missile, so Russia did not use it during the conflict in the Ukraine crisis.
It is also because Russia has repeatedly used hypersonic missiles, which has inspired the American company Lockheed Martin, so there is the development of the "Shark" hypersonic missile. In fact, judging from the information released by the United States, the F-35 fighter is capable of carrying 4 hypersonic missiles through external pylons, so the F-35 fighter has the ability to carry 6 hypersonic missiles at the same time. Russia's MiG-31K fighter only has the ability to carry a Dagger hypersonic missile, and the PLA's H-6K can carry 2 superb bombs.
The United States promotes the miniaturization of high-speed bombs, which is also a wake-up call for the PLA J-20 fighter, because the J-20 fighter has a large built-in bomb bay, so it also has the ability to carry hypersonic missiles, if you bring a small high-speed bomb, the J-20 fighter has become a stealth bomber, thereby further enhancing the J-20 fighter's assault capability. China already has the technology of hypersonic missiles, so it is not difficult to achieve small miniaturization, but the United States does not have the corresponding technical foundation, and it is still unknown whether it can achieve high combat effectiveness. The PLA J-20 fighter is larger than the US military's F-35 fighter, and the power of the superbly bomb it carries will theoretically be greater.