A British newspaper reported that in a "hypersonic weapon" experiment conducted by China this summer, missiles were launched from weapons that glide at speeds of more than five times the speed of sound.
It is said that the US Department of Defense is proceeding with analysis as it is an unprecedented technology.
"Extreme supersonic weapons" are said to be more difficult to intercept because they can fly while changing their orbits at a speed more than five times the speed of sound, and China can mount nuclear warheads this summer. It is reported that an experiment was conducted in which a supersonic weapon was mounted on a rocket and gliding from space toward a target on the ground.
The Financial Times, a British newspaper dated 21st, reported that missiles were being launched from hypersonic weapons gliding over the South China Sea, according to people familiar with the matter.
In addition, there is a view within the U.S. Department of Defense that it is for destroying the missile defense system so that hypersonic weapons are not intercepted, and experts are proceeding with analysis as it is an unprecedented technology. It is supposed to be.
The United States, China, and Russia are developing hypersonic weapons, but the United States is becoming more vigilant as China is rapidly improving its related technological capabilities.
Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China "To verify the technology of spacecraft"
Zhao Lijian, a spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, said at a press conference on the 22nd, "To verify the technology of reusable spacecraft. It was an auxiliary device that was separated before the spacecraft returned. It burns out in the process of falling into the atmosphere, "he said, repeating the conventional explanation.