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According to a 2023 People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force article, the missile has a cruise speed of Mach 6, and a terminal speed of Mach 10. [4] The missile was revealed by Chinese Navy ahead of its 73rd anniversary, launching from a universal vertical launch system of the Type 055 destroyer .
18 maj 2023 · The possible development by China of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle – designated the DF-27 in a leaked American intelligence report – has important implications for its regional war-fighting strategy and for strategic deterrence.
27 paź 2021 · The US military’s top officer has confirmed that China recently tested an advanced hypersonic weapon, calling it a “very significant” development to which Washington was paying close attention.
20 paź 2021 · US intelligence described it in the original report, by the Financial Times, as a “nuclear-capable hypersonic missile,” indicating a trajectory, speed, and end state for the path. A reusable ...
21 paź 2021 · Revelations by the Financial Times that China tested two hypersonic weapons in recent months have sparked alarm among US defence officials because it suggests Beijing is making faster...
26 paź 2021 · China’s New Hypersonic Capability. Dr Sidharth Kaushal and Sam Cranny-Evans. 26 October 2021 6 Minute Read. What is a Fractional Orbit Bombardment System and what does it mean for China? In August 2021, China launched a Long March rocket carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) into low earth orbit.
27 sty 2021 · Many traditional ballistic missiles re-enter the atmosphere at higher speed, but hypersonic boost-glide vehicles and cruise missiles (HGV, HCM) follow less predictable paths and are capable of a high degree of maneuverability before reaching their targets.