China’s hypersonic missiles threaten US power in the Pacific – an ...
May 24, 2023 · China’s newest hypersonic missile, the DF-27, can fly as far as Hawaii, penetrate U.S. missile defenses and pose a particular threat to U.S. aircraft carriers, according to news reports of...
US official reveals China has "world's leading hypersonic arsenal"
Mar 14, 2024 · China's development of hypersonic "waverider" technology, and thermal materials for boosting the weapons' tolerance to the extreme heat that accompanies hypersonic speed, represents the...
China’s multi-platform hypersonic strike force takes shape
The YJ-21 hypersonic anti-ship missile, capable of speeds up to Mach 10, was tested from a Type 055 cruiser, highlighting its operational flexibility and survivability. The missile’s introduction marks a pivotal evolution in China’s anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) strategy, with its speed rendering current shipboard defense systems ineffective.
How China is reaching into the Indo-Pacific with hypersonic missiles
1 day ago · The Chinese military has “the world’s leading” hypersonic missile arsenal, weapons that are helping it to operate “deeper into the Indo-Pacific region”, according to the Pentagon’s ...
China's Hypersonic Weapons Will Now Be Twice As Devastating
Feb 14, 2023 · Chinese scientists have figured out how to nearly double the range of hypersonic missiles, according to a recently published paper. The study could increase fears that China’s growing...
Intelligence leak reveals China’s successful test of a new ... - IISS
May 18, 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.
Here's what makes China’s new hypersonic missiles such a threat
May 26, 2023 · China’s newest hypersonic missile, the DF-27, can fly as far as Hawaii, penetrate U.S. missile defenses, and pose a particular threat to U.S. aircraft carriers, according to news reports...
U.S. tests new hypersonic missile, but still lags far behind China
2 days ago · Earlier test failures have set back the U.S. race to match China’s hypersonic missiles by at least a year. Most estimates put the first U.S. hypersonic missile at two years away from initial ...
Chinese nuclear weapons, 2024 - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Jan 15, 2024 · China is continuing the long-term modernization of its land-based, nuclear-capable missile force, but the pace and scope of this effort has increased significantly with the construction underway of approximately 350 new missile silos and …
Fearing China's hypersonic weapons, US Navy seeks to arm ships …
Oct 25, 2024 · Fearing China will deploy hypersonic weapons to sink ships in the Pacific, the U.S. Navy is moving forward with a plan to arm some of its vessels with Patriot interceptor missiles, two senior...