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Committee Members React to Chinese Hyper Sonic Missile Test
McKeon, Forbes and Rogers weigh in
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Rep. Randy Forbes (VA) and Rep. Mike Rogers (AL) issued the following statement after learning of a Chinese hyper sonic cruise missile test.
“While round after round of defense cuts have knocked America’s technological advantage on its back, the Chinese and other competitor nations push towards military parity with the United States; in some cases, as in this one, they appear to be leaping ahead of us. This situation does nothing to support peaceful coexistence in the Pacific. We have dithered for three decades now, delaying badly needed replacement equipment for our troops, relying on hardware that was built during the Reagan years.
"The Asia Pacific is fast becoming a powder keg. Allowing nations that do not share our respect for free and open avenues of commerce to gain a strategic advantage over the United States and her allies only brings us closer to lighting the fuse."
Rep. Randy Forbes (VA) is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces and Rep. Mike Rogers (AL) is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
China conducts first test of new ultra-high speed missile vehicle
By Bill Gertz
Published January 13, 2014
Washington Free Beacon
McKeon, Forbes and Rogers weigh in
Washington, D.C. - House Armed Services Committee Chairman Howard P. "Buck" McKeon, Rep. Randy Forbes (VA) and Rep. Mike Rogers (AL) issued the following statement after learning of a Chinese hyper sonic cruise missile test.
“While round after round of defense cuts have knocked America’s technological advantage on its back, the Chinese and other competitor nations push towards military parity with the United States; in some cases, as in this one, they appear to be leaping ahead of us. This situation does nothing to support peaceful coexistence in the Pacific. We have dithered for three decades now, delaying badly needed replacement equipment for our troops, relying on hardware that was built during the Reagan years.
"The Asia Pacific is fast becoming a powder keg. Allowing nations that do not share our respect for free and open avenues of commerce to gain a strategic advantage over the United States and her allies only brings us closer to lighting the fuse."
Rep. Randy Forbes (VA) is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Seapower and Projection Forces and Rep. Mike Rogers (AL) is the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces.
China conducts first test of new ultra-high speed missile vehicle
By Bill Gertz
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Published January 13, 2014
Washington Free Beacon
China's military last week conducted the first flight test of a new ultra-high speed missile vehicle aimed at delivering warheads through U.S. missile defenses, Pentagon officials said.
The test of the new hypersonic glide vehicle was carried out Jan. 9 and the experimental weapon is being dubbed the WU-14 by the Pentagon, said officials who spoke on condition of anonymity.
The hypersonic vehicle represents a major step forward in China's secretive strategic nuclear and conventional military and missile programs.
The new hypersonic vehicle was detected traveling at extremely high speeds during the flight test over China, said officials who discussed some details of the test.
The hypersonic craft appears designed to be launched atop one of China's intercontinental ballistic missiles, and then glides and maneuvers at speeds of up to 10 times the speed of sound from near space en route to its target, the officials said.
A Pentagon spokesman confirmed the test but declined to provide details.