Russia's and China's new hypersonic missiles have received a lot of publicity and that may be what they are intended to get because, being nuclear and relatively inaccurate, it can easily be argued they don't bring much to the battlefield. China's DF-17 is another matter since it is intended to be and anti-ship weapon but it is questionable if it can score a hit at long range on such a difficult target. However, this is what America's hypersonic program is intended to do with five weapons planned for production by 2030.
—David Foss