Chinese scientists plan surface-to-air missile with 2,000km range

According to the paper, the People’s Liberation Army’s dossier was for a weapon up to 10 meters (33 feet) long and weighing less than 4 tons that would be convenient for daily operations, low cost to produce, and suitable for vehicle-mounted mobile launches. That’s what it means.

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Su and his team exceeded expectations by designing an extremely long-range missile measuring just 8 meters (26 feet) and weighing 2.5 tons. A solid rocket motor provides huge thrust for vertical launch, after which a ramjet engine propels the missile through the upper atmosphere.

Although the paper does not detail the missile’s appearance, design parameters may be similar to the Feitian 1 hypersonic vehicle, which has a similar two-stage propulsion system and was successfully tested by the university two years ago. It suggests that there is a sex.

Feitian-1 is the world’s first hypersonic vehicle powered by cheap and safe kerosene. The fused wing and fuselage design allows for continuous flight within the atmosphere, greatly extending its range.

Scientists said real-time data from reconnaissance satellites guides the new missile, which switches to its own sensors on final approach and detonates the warhead once it reaches effective range.

China has established a powerful global satellite surveillance network that renders traditional stealth techniques, such as those used by the U.S. B-2 and B-21 bombers, useless.

Jilin 1, the world’s largest constellation of Earth observation satellites, was able to track an F-22 stealth fighter jet, showing one of the jets piercing through clouds in real time, according to a video released by Chinese authorities. It is being shown.

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Larger aircraft such as tankers, early warning aircraft, and bombers are slower. Their distinctive features can be visually identified and tracked by satellites using artificial intelligence as soon as they appear on the runway, Su and his team said.

The satellites are part of the anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) capabilities China is developing to deal with potential military conflicts in hotspots such as the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea.

The Chinese government has vowed to bring Taiwan under mainland control by force if necessary. The United States, like most countries, does not recognize the self-governing island, but opposes unilateral attempts to change the status quo and remains committed to its defense.

The South China Sea is the subject of competing claims by many countries in the region, sometimes escalating into conflicts between China and its neighbors, many of which are allied with the United States.

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Initially, China primarily viewed hypersonic weapons as an auxiliary means to penetrate U.S. missile defense systems and attack fixed targets within the United States in the event of a conflict.

Recent advances in technology and improved capabilities of these weapons have led Chinese scientists and engineers to propose possible applications for these weapons.

These include the possibility of attacking moving aircraft carrier groups with a barrage of hypersonic anti-ship missiles, or launching swooping air-to-air missiles from near space to engage U.S. stealth bombers. It is.

The People’s Liberation Army’s conventional ballistic missiles and hypersonic weapons already cover all U.S. military bases in the First Island Chain, which stretches from the Japanese archipelago to Borneo, including South Korea, Japan, and the Philippines.

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China has also deployed a dense undersea observation network in the South China Sea and Western Pacific to detect U.S. nuclear submarines and launch attacks if necessary.

The U.S. military is gradually reallocating its forces to the second island chain, which includes its base in Guam, about 2,600 kilometers (1,620 miles) from Taiwan and 3,000 kilometers (1,860 miles) from mainland China.

A key U.S. strategy in the event of a conflict in the Taiwan Strait is to send a fleet of bombers from Guam to target China’s fleet and coastal infrastructure and prevent the People’s Liberation Army from landing on the autonomous island.

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Earlier this month, the U.S. Air Force tested a hypersonic missile fired from a B-52 bomber near Guam, which some military experts said was a show of force and capability directed at China. Ta.

The AGM-183A air-launched quick-response weapon will be able to attack ground targets at speeds in excess of Mach 7 from about 1,600 km (994 miles), previously considered a safe distance, the developer said.

Despite concerns in Congress, the U.S. Air Force plans to buy hundreds of these missiles, which can also be launched from the latest B-21 stealth bomber, for about $15 million each.

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Northwestern Polytechnic University is a key institution in the development of cutting-edge weapons in China and has been the subject of comprehensive U.S. sanctions for years.

Two months after Feitian-1 successfully conducted a test flight at a military base in northwest China’s Gobi Desert in 2022, the Chinese government announced that the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) launched a cyber attack on the university. he accused.

Unlike previous statements that were vague about the perpetrators and the techniques used, the Chinese government released specific details about the operation. Some cybersecurity experts interpreted China’s response as an unusually harsh warning.

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China claimed that the NSA’s Individual Access Operations Office (TAO) used more than 40 powerful secret weapons to hack into the university’s internal network and obtain sensitive information.

According to the Chinese government, TAO even used the network infrastructure of its allies, including Japan and South Korea, as springboards to carry out attacks in order to hide its true identity.

Other details released by the Chinese government in a statement after the alleged cyberattack included the identity of the person in charge of the operation and personal information such as the high school he attended.