adminChina has successfully tested its first hypersonic missile delivery vehicle capable of penetrating US missile defence system and delivering nuclear warheads with record breaking speeds, Pentagon officials have confirmed.
The new hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV), dubbed the WU-14 was allegedly spotted flying at record-breaking speeds during a flight test over China on January 9, an anonymous Pentagon official told the Washington Free Beacon.
The new weapon delivery system is reportedly designed to be launched as the final stage of China’s intercontinental ballistic missile, which would approach its target at a velocity of up to 10 times the speed of sound. Hypersonic speed range lies between Mach 5 and Mach 10, or 3 840 to 7 680 miles per hour.
A Pentagon spokesman confirmed the Chinese test launch but declined to provide details. “We routinely monitor foreign defence activities and we are aware of this test,” Lieutenant-Colonel Jeffrey Pool, a Marine Corps spokesman, told the Washington Free Beacon.
“However, we don’t comment on our Intel. — RT.
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