"China Is Ahead Of The U.S. In The Hypersonic Weapons Race" Topic
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| Tango01 | 30 Jun 2020 8:34 p.m. PST |
"As tensions rise between China and the US, and the race for hypersonic weapons heats up, the Chinese Communist Party's daily tabloid newspaper Global Times is reporting "record-breaking progress" has been made in scramjet technology to power its hypersonic weapons. Researchers at the Institute of Mechanics under the Chinese Academy of Science developed and tested new scramjet technology that resulted in a ground test that lasted 600 seconds (considered a "technological breakthrough"). Now, this far outpaced the world record of 210 seconds set by Boeing's X-51 Waverider using experimental scramjet technology to achieve hypersonic flight…"
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| Twilight Samurai | 30 Jun 2020 9:13 p.m. PST |
They're leading the US on the IUD race too. |
| Thresher01 | 30 Jun 2020 9:29 p.m. PST |
I find that hard to believe, but they do have excellent propaganda, so are definitely "winning" on that front. I imagine we don't release all the info available to those involved in the development of our weapons and research for good reason. Of course, perhaps I am wrong, and they really are winning. If so, we need to quadruple our efforts in the field in order to ensure scramjet tech dominance for both missiles and aircraft. |
| Tango01 | 01 Jul 2020 12:43 p.m. PST |
They are…. (smile) Amicalement
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