In theory, the Armycouldusesuchasystemto approachtargets covertly and drillthroughconcrete, steel, wood, or othermaterials from a stand-off distance equal to the lengthof a footballfield.
"We considered over 30 designs and believe that the QSST is the only design that meets all the desired requirements including range, take-off and landing fieldlength, take-off noise, emissions and sufficiently low sonic boom characteristics to enable supersonic flight over land, " he told CNN.
It took the gloss off a superb start by Quins, who led after just three minutes when debutant Chris Bailey released Gale with a superb pass and the stand-off raced half the length of the field to touch down.