China has tested ballistic missiles with hypersonic glider In the World : Vladim

News 31 December, 2017

In China have been tested ballistic missile with a supersonic glider. It is reported by the press, citing U.S. authorities.

 

According to the materials of exploration of the North American States experienced in the Nov missile, the DF-17 move at a distance of from 1.8 thousand to 2.5 thousand kilometers. They can carry conventional and nuclear loads, including maneuvering projectile and supersculpey rocket. It is also reported that during initial testing of the glider with an accuracy of a few meters reached the goal. Separated from the rocket, the vehicle a little more than 10 minutes was able to fly 1400 km at a height of six kilometers.

Missile DF-17 is designed for removal of a supersonic glider. Testing is the very first job of this type of hypersonic glider, which applies a mechanism for rapid launch. In the United States claim that the above-mentioned device is released on the basis of the missile, the DF-16B. It is assumed that the development of weapons will end in 2020.