Defeat a hypersonic threat by finding its launch platform

Could a cruise drone carry a very short-range hypersonic missile and launch it during a pop-up manoeuvre?

It could, but airborne warning, satellites, and fighter patrols could detect and destroy the drone or ship before the hypersonic weapon is released.

The proposed missile remains only one element in a longer kill chain. A drone must approach, receive targeting information, survive, and reach its launch point before its speed becomes relevant. The defence therefore begins by finding the launch platform with airborne warning, satellites, and combat air patrols. The answer reinforces the video's wider lesson that modern naval combat is a competition between connected systems rather than one missile against one ship.