China's New Superweapon Exploits US Blind Spot

Abstract

China used a Long March-2C Space Launch Vehicle (SLV) to send a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (HGV) into low-earth orbit, which circled the planet before descending from space to simulate an attack on a terrestrial target. It is the first time any nation has combined the technologies of a Fractional Orbital Bombardment System (FOBS) with a Hypersonic Warhead or HGV, inventing a revolutionary new space weapon.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 20, 2021
Accession Number
AD1151329

Entities

People

  • Peter V. Pry

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Cold War
  • Earth Orbits
  • Hypersonic Glide Vehicles
  • Hypersonic Missiles
  • Launch Vehicles
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Nuclear Warheads
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Orbits
  • Space Systems
  • Space Weapons
  • Space-To-Earth Weapons
  • Trajectories
  • United States
  • Vehicles
  • Weapons

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Pulsed Power and Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Hypersonics
  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris