China military tested a hypersonic missile, which circled around the globe before aiming at its target missing it by two dozens miles. The hypersonic missile launched in august by the China military cruised through the globe in low orbit space.
This indicated a tremendous and astounding progress on China’s military horse power. This kind of missile is hard to destroy rendering the US missile defense systems a baffling challenge. The US military officials were surprised by China’s hypersonic missile progress.
The US, Russia and China have been focusing on the advancement of hypersonic missile as the latest technology in the defense systems. The arms race is at advanced levels, as scrambling for superpower is at stake due to technology and economic advancement strides made by China.
Ballistic missile fly into outer space before returning on steep trajectories while hypersonic missiles fly towards its targets at lower altitudes hence, difficult to defend against. The hypersonic missiles can achieve more than five times the speed of sound or about 6200km(3850mph) per hour.