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| Stratcom: China Moving Rapidly to Deploy New Hypersonic Glider |
| 2016-01-26 |
| China conducted six successful tests of a new high-speed hypersonic glide vehicle, the most recent in November, and also recently tested an anti-satellite missile, the commander of the U.S. Strategic Command said Friday. Adm. Cecil D. Haney, the commander in charge of nuclear forces, said the tests are part of a worrying military buildup by China, which also includes China's aggressive activities in the South China Sea. "China continues to make significant military investments in their nuclear and conventional capabilities, with their stated goal being that of defending Chinese sovereignty," Haney said during a speech to the Center for Strategic and International Studies. |
| Posted by:Blossom Unains5562 |
| #8 That kind of RV would be easier for THAAD to hit. :-) |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-01-26 16:34 |
| #7 |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-01-26 08:44 |
| #6 I tend to ask questions; sorry. RVs have a high orbital velocity so they reenter at hypersonic speeds. It takes development work to put moveable fins on a RV but conceptually it is not difficult. Kalman filters are used by tracking radars to predict where to put the next track pulse, and BTW, the interceptor. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-01-26 08:01 |
| #5 How fast do you think the business end of a Minuteman III reenters the atmosphere? How hard do you think it is to put moveable fins on a reentry vehicle? "Add a couple states to the Kalman filter Scotty!" Just saying. |
| Posted by: Sven the pelter 2016-01-26 06:46 |
| #4 You posted correctly, Gorb. So much more to this. |
| Posted by: newc 2016-01-26 02:44 |
| #3 I am confused about the terms they use. To me, nothing that is unpowered can "glide" faster than the terminal velocity of a falling object - which is effectively "gliding" straight down. The exception is a "projectile" - but we do not say that a bullet "glides" to its target. |
| Posted by: Lone Ranger 2016-01-26 00:54 |
| #2 Whoops, posted under wrong article. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-01-26 00:39 |
| #1 In yet another dispute with the ground forces the air forces now proposes to retire half the EC-130H fleet in order to provide more money for F-35s and the new heavy bomber. Proving once again that the F-35 may as well have been designed by our worst enemy. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-01-26 00:37 |