China conducted a successful test hypersonic aircraft
The Chinese Corporation aerospace science and technology conducted a successful test of a Chinese hypersonic aircraft “Sinchun-2” (“Starry sky”), the report said China Academy of aerospace aerodynamics.
BEIJING, August 6 — RIA Novosti. Test vanopen held August 3 on one of the polygons in the North-West of China. The craft was in the air for 10 minutes. During this time he made a series of maneuvers at an altitude of 30 kilometers and landed in a given area.
It is reported that the Academy was developing the first Chinese experienced a supersonic aircraft for three years.
Meanwhile, according to the newspaper Global Times, citing Chinese military experts, the device is able to deliver nuclear warheads and to overcome any existing at present, the missile defense system due to its high speed and unpredictable trajectory.
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