Hypersonic missiles travel at high speed in low orbit. It is difficult for defense systems to intercept them. The US is researching this new weapons class, as well as Russia – and, surprisingly, China.
China is making great progress in developing hypersonic missiles, according to a media report. The People’s Republic tested a new high-speed gliding vehicle in August, the “Financial Times” reported, citing informed military circles. China is apparently further ahead in terms of hypersonic missiles than the US had assumed.
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