RATTLRS: Supercruise missile cruises over Mach 3

The Lockheed Martin Skunk Works-built 'Revolutionary Approach To Time-critical Long Range Strike' (RATTLRS) is a missile that cruises over Mach 3. One of the world's most powerful turbojet - the YJ102R, launches this supercruise missile.

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The 21-foot long RATTLRS achieves the deadly speed without using any afterburner owing to its nose spike and highly swept wings and making it rout the target with great meticulousness within minutes. if you want to sneak a look of it, better rush to the USS Kearsarge, Pier 88 in Manhattan, it is on display only for today.

Image: B. Chertoff

Via: popularmechanics