Chinese Missiles News & Discussions

[Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA]

China's "Lingyun" hypersonic weapon revealed for the first time
2018-05-20 01:32:07
Recently, Chinese media reported on China’s “Lingyun” hypersonic weapon platform, which is also the first public appearance of China’s hypersonic weapon. Hypersonic weapons are weapons that are based on hypersonic flight technology and fly at speeds exceeding 6 times the speed of sound. The hypersonic speed is of great significance in the military. High-speed supersonic weapons have a long range, high speed, simple structure, and superior performance. They can quickly strike long-range targets.

Long-range ballistic missiles and intercontinental ballistic missiles are actually hypersonic weapons. The conventional intercontinental missile’s flight speed outside the atmosphere is about Mach 15 to Mach 20, but the trajectories are relatively fixed, lacking the ability to maneuver from orbit, making the relative success rate of intercepting in the middle stage higher.

In order to overcome such problems, whether using the classic "Qian Xuesen trajectory" or the "Sangleng trajectory" hypersonic vehicle, can have a certain ability to change orbit, which makes the existing interception system extremely difficult to intercept. The design of the existing interception system is based on trajectory prediction, allowing interceptor missiles to "wait" missiles. Hypersonic missiles are not only slow and the trajectory is not fixed, which means that existing interception systems have no effect on it.

The supersonic missile may have adopted domestic scramjet engines. According to the Washington Freedom Lighthouse website, it first reported on the development of a new hypersonic missile powered by a ramjet engine in 2014. Perhaps the engine will pave the way for the development of a new generation of supersonic missiles in China.

 

[Beast]

Can you post an English translation?

Nothing significant. That only talks about pre flight safety measure.

 

[qwerrty]

 

[cirr]

Chinese “LRASM”... tick tock...

 

[wulff]

LRASM is subsonic, stealth and fully passive. Is the Chinese LRASM all those?

 

[samsara]

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PLARF — Rocket Force

Series of cool pics!

 

[LKJ86]

PLARF — Rocket Force

Series of cool pics!

No, it is PLAAF.

 

[LKJ86]

 

[beijingwalker]

China pushing new generation of nuclear weapons: report
BY ELLEN MITCHELL - 05/28/18 02:41 PM EDT

China is reportedly stepping up its development of next-generation nuclear weapons, holding tests to simulate blasts more often than the United States is.

The United States carries out less than one such test a month on average, while China’s average is five tests a month.

China conducted about 200 nuclear blast simulations between September 2014 and December 2017, according to the China Academy of Engineering Physics, a major Chinese weapons research institute.

The United States, in comparison, carried out only 50 such tests between 2012 and 2017, according to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, an American federal research facility in California used to aid national security.

Experts warned The South China Morning Post that as China, the United States and Russia separately seek more targeted nuclear weapons to deter against potential threats, the risk of a nuclear conflict increases.

The White House has pushed a $1.2 trillion plan to upgrade its nuclear stockpile, while the Pentagon In January unveiled its Nuclear Posture Review, which calls for developing smaller, low-yield nuclear weapons to deter Russia and China.

Pentagon officials have said the United States wants aggressive nations to believe it might actually use such weapons.

“We need to ensure we have a credible nuclear deterrent, and we are confident that we are prepared to ... defend this nation no matter what,” Pentagon chief spokeswoman Dana White said in February.

Congress followed up with authorization to fund such weapons in separate versions of its annual defense policy bill.

The Senate Armed Services Committee's version of a $716 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2019 — moved to the full Senate last week — supports the administration’s request for $65 million to develop a low-yield nuclear warhead.

The House’s version of the NDAA, passed by the full chamber last week, also authorizes $65 million for the new low-yield nuclear weapon, to be launched from submarines.

But after the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review was released, Chinese state-run paper Global Times published an editorial that stated China would seriously consider going public with its low-yield nuclear weapons program in response to a new nuclear arms race.

An international ban imposed in the 1990s prevents nuclear weapons from being tested — though North Korea has not followed the agreement.

In place of the real tests, Chinese scientists instead use high-powered gas guns that fire projectiles in the country’s main nuclear design facilities under mountains in Mianyang, southwestern Sichuan province.

China is currently creating new tactical nuclear weapons meant for close-range battles.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/389628-china-pushing-new-generation-of-nuclear-weapons-report

 

[My-Analogous]

China pushing new generation of nuclear weapons: report
BY ELLEN MITCHELL - 05/28/18 02:41 PM EDT

China is reportedly stepping up its development of next-generation nuclear weapons, holding tests to simulate blasts more often than the United States is.

The United States carries out less than one such test a month on average, while China’s average is five tests a month.

China conducted about 200 nuclear blast simulations between September 2014 and December 2017, according to the China Academy of Engineering Physics, a major Chinese weapons research institute.

The United States, in comparison, carried out only 50 such tests between 2012 and 2017, according to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, an American federal research facility in California used to aid national security.

Experts warned The South China Morning Post that as China, the United States and Russia separately seek more targeted nuclear weapons to deter against potential threats, the risk of a nuclear conflict increases.

The White House has pushed a $1.2 trillion plan to upgrade its nuclear stockpile, while the Pentagon In January unveiled its Nuclear Posture Review, which calls for developing smaller, low-yield nuclear weapons to deter Russia and China.

Pentagon officials have said the United States wants aggressive nations to believe it might actually use such weapons.

“We need to ensure we have a credible nuclear deterrent, and we are confident that we are prepared to ... defend this nation no matter what,” Pentagon chief spokeswoman Dana White said in February.

Congress followed up with authorization to fund such weapons in separate versions of its annual defense policy bill.

The Senate Armed Services Committee's version of a $716 billion National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal 2019 — moved to the full Senate last week — supports the administration’s request for $65 million to develop a low-yield nuclear warhead.

The House’s version of the NDAA, passed by the full chamber last week, also authorizes $65 million for the new low-yield nuclear weapon, to be launched from submarines.

But after the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review was released, Chinese state-run paper Global Times published an editorial that stated China would seriously consider going public with its low-yield nuclear weapons program in response to a new nuclear arms race.

An international ban imposed in the 1990s prevents nuclear weapons from being tested — though North Korea has not followed the agreement.

In place of the real tests, Chinese scientists instead use high-powered gas guns that fire projectiles in the country’s main nuclear design facilities under mountains in Mianyang, southwestern Sichuan province.

China is currently creating new tactical nuclear weapons meant for close-range battles.

http://thehill.com/policy/defense/389628-china-pushing-new-generation-of-nuclear-weapons-report

So they all are adopting Pakistani theory of low yield nuclear options

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

So they all are adopting Pakistani theory of low yield nuclear options

The strategic value of low-yield tactical nukes is to lower the nuclear threshold as a means of deterrence.

The problem is that any use of nuclear weapons, including low-yield tactical nukes will invite nuclear retaliation as well.

It's a tricky tightrope to balance on, but having more options is always nice.

 

[LKJ86]

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/p2E4a5ssWwr0W_Lp2qUYZw

 

[ozranger]

One-piece, 3D printed frame for hyper sonic vehicles. See how big it is. It should help build up better heat and impact resistance for the vehicles.

 

[LKJ86]

PLAN YJ-62

 

[LKJ86]

PLAAF “蓝盾-18”
2018.6.5