China is supposedly testing a hypersonic weapons system DF-17
The armies of the world’s powers are currently researching many new weapon systems based on many new technologies. And it certainly isn’t easy, not always successful but over time new weapons are being born.
The missile system DF-16 - Source: Tyg728 / Wikimedia Commons.
The magazine The Diplomat has recently got information from an unnamed source from the American secret services that claims China has tested a new weapons system this fall. It should be the rocket called Dong Feng (East Wind) 17 or DF-17. This is a hypersonic rocket designed to overcome the existing anti-air defense systems. If this information is correct then DF-17 is the first from the upcoming generation of hypersonic weapon systems. DF-17 should enter the service of Chinese forces around 2020. Based on known information DF-17 is a ballistic missile of medium range. This range should be around 1800 – 2500 kilometers. The rocket should be capable of carrying a Maneuverable reentry vehicle (MARV) that can autonomously keep track of the target. DF-17 should be largely based on the DF-16B short-range missile, that is already deployed with the Chinese army.
THAAD anti-air system - Source: Ralph Scott/Missile Defense Agency/U.S. Department of Defense.
If it ever came to war between USA and China, analysts think that China would fire both ballistic missiles and hypersonic reentry vehicles to force the anti-air defenses to focus on the maximum amount of targets possible. But even then the result of such a conflict would not be sure.
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