STAR WARS: China beats US to testing 9,127mph HYPERSONIC missile carrier

[C130]

so let me get this right......if war comes between China and USA... China's going to launch ICBMs with a hypersonic carrier vehicle, and we are suppose to assume it's not a nuclear attack??

our boomers would be out of the silos and SSBN 90 seconds after China launches it's DF-21carrier killer or whatever

 

[The SC]

Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW), United States of America

The Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW) is a demonstrative long-range glide vehicle capable of flying within the planet's atmosphere at hypersonic speed. The AHW technology demonstration programme is managed by the US Army Space and Missile Defence Command (USASMDC) / Army Forces Strategic Command (ARSTRAT).

The technology was developed through the cooperative effort of the US Department of Defence to evaluate a conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) capability for striking time-sensitive high-value targets.

In November 2011, AHW was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai, Hawaii, to the Reagan Test Site on the Marshall Islands. The glide vehicle successfully hit the target, which is located about 3,700km away from the launch site. The vehicle's flight characteristics were gathered from space, air / sea and ground-based platforms.

The test was conducted to demonstrate hypersonic boost-glide technologies and trial the capability for atmospheric flight at long-ranges. The flight test was carried out in accordance with the regulations of Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty I, as well as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty.

AHW and its role in the US's CPGS programme

"The Strategic Target System (STARS) was used for the flight test of the AHW from the Kauai Test Facility (KTF)."

AHW was developed as a part of the conventional prompt global strike (CPGS) programme. The CPGS programme will allow the US defence forces to strike targets anywhere on the Earth with conventional weapons within an hour. This capability will ensure the US can attack high-value targets or transient targets at the beginning of or during a conflict.

The FY2010 budget for the AHW programme was $46.9m. The Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) completed boost-glide flight tests in April 2010 and August 2011. Results from the tests were used in the AHW flight test.

The SMDC's programme office in Huntsville executes the AHW programme. Sandia National Laboratories supplied the booster system and the glide vehicle. The thermal protection system was developed by the US Army Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Centre (AMRDEC).

Design and capabilities of the Advanced Hypersonic Weapon

The AHW hypersonic glide body (HGB) vehicle has a conical design with winglets. It was designed to fit within the payload assembly. The structure is made of aluminium, titanium, steel, tantalum, tungsten, carbon fabric, silica and other alloys, including chromium and nickel.

HGB is powered by one lithium-ion actuator battery, two lithium-ion and five nickel manganese hydride batteries. Pressurised nitrogen gas is used as a propellant for the vehicle. Other equipment includes radio frequency transmitters and small electro-explosive devices.

The AHW is designed to provide a 6,000km range with 35 minute time-of-flight and achieve less than ten metre accuracy. It delivers a conventional payload at medium and global ranges, using a hypersonic glider.

The weapon's high manoeuvrability allows it to avoid flight over third party nations when approaching the target. It employs a precision guidance system to home in on the target.

Launch vehicle of the US's demonstrative long-range glide vehicle

The Strategic Target System (STARS) was used for the flight test of the AHW from the Kauai Test Facility (KTF).

"In 2011, AHW was launched from the Pacific Missile Range Facility in Hawaii, to the Reagan Test Site on the Marshall Islands."

The launch was propelled by Polaris A3 first and second stage motors, plus an Orbus 1a third stage motor.

The main elements of the STARS include three boosters, payload (HGB) and control electronics. The three boosters were loaded with 30,541lb of propellant to generate about 75,000lb of thrust. Safe separation of the HGB was enabled by the third stage cold gas attitude control system.

The flight termination system (FTS) is activated if the launch vehicle deviates from its path during flight. The destruction package used in the system can identify a premature separation of the booster stages and induct a thrust termination activity.

Once the booster's forward thrust is terminated, the launch vehicle descends along the trajectory to fall into the ocean. The explosive charges near the payload assembly will disable the flying ability of HGB in case of premature detachment from the booster.
Advanced Hypersonic Weapon (AHW) - Army Technology

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

so let me get this right......if war comes between China and USA... China's going to launch ICBMs with a hypersonic carrier vehicle, and we are suppose to assume it's not a nuclear attack??

our boomers would be out of the silos and SSBN 90 seconds after China launches it's DF-21carrier killer or whatever

Everyone in the defence world knows that China makes extensive use of ballistic missiles with conventional warheads, we have thousands of them aimed at Taiwan already.

And even a layman knows about the DF-21D, or about ASAT weapons. Given these facts, and our no first use policy, it would be reasonable to assume a 99% chance of a launched ballistic missile carrying a conventional warhead.

Whereas a nuclear first strike would involve our entire arsenal being fired at once, not just one missile.

But if someone wants to respond to the DF-21D with a nuclear war, they are welcome to do so. When push comes to shove, they'll be more willing to let go of a carrier than let go of their existence, which is why they failed to intervene in Scarborough 2012 or Crimea 2014.

 

[C130]

if you want to roll the dice and gamble launching ICBMs won't be interrupted as a nuclear strike so be it.
and if you manage to knock a supercarrier think our pride would force us to nuke you

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

if you want to roll the dice and gamble launching ICBMs won't be interrupted as a nuclear strike so be it.
and if you manage to knock a supercarrier think our pride would force us to nuke you

We already gambled when we seized the Scarborough shoal in 2012.

We gambled that America would not live up to their "mutual defence treaty" with the Philippines, despite it being the highest promise in the diplomatic world.

Russia also gambled recently, they also believed that America would break their 1994 promise to the Ukraine, rather than risk a nuclear war.

In both cases, we were right. Now we could end up being wrong, but it's America who will have to make the call to start a nuclear war or not. And we're betting they won't. It's a bet that usually pays out well.

And if we were wrong, we'll all burn together. But it's America who gets to make that call.

 

[C130]

aaaaaaye lmao
of course we aren't going to do jack shit over Scarborough or any Islands in South China Sea. I personally don't care for the Philippines

as for Ukraine not worth WW3 over.

mess with Taiwan,South Korea, and Japan and you'll see our resolve then .

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

aaaaaaye lmao
of course we aren't going to do jack shit over Scarborough or any Islands in South China Sea. I personally don't care for the Philippines

as for Ukraine not worth WW3 over.

mess with Taiwan,South Korea, and Japan and you'll see our resolve then .

You know North Korea sunk a South Korean warship with hundreds of naval personnel on board, back in 2010?

You have a mutual defence pact with South Korea, just like you do with the Philippines. The only commonality between the two is that both of them didn't count for anything when it mattered.

North Korea can't even land their nukes on American cities yet, at most they will hand them to Al-qaeda or some other anti-American outfit. And even then it would probably end up detonating in Israel, since we all know the extremists would prefer that. America probably wouldn't even have been touched, but they still backed off.

 

[C130]

You know North Korea sunk a South Korean warship with hundreds of naval personnel on board, back in 2010?

You have a mutual defence pact with South Korea, just like you do with the Philippines. The only commonality between the two is that both of them didn't count for anything when it mattered.

North Korea can't even land their nukes on American cities yet, at most they will hand them to Al-qaeda or some other anti-American outfit. And even then it would probably end up detonating in Israel, since we all know the extremists would prefer that.

we follow the lead of SK.
if NK followed up the sinking with an invasion then it would of been war.

NK/SK have had minor skirmishes before??
nothing new.

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

we follow the lead of SK.
if NK followed up the sinking with an invasion then it would of been war.

NK/SK have had minor skirmishes before??
nothing new.

SK had to back down, because America wasn't willing to back them up.

If America guaranteed their support to South Korea (as per their mutual defence pact) you think South Korea would be sitting there and accepting hundreds of their naval personnel being killed like that. They had no other choice.

 

[C130]

come on now...SK wasn't willing to go to war over that.
If NK was serious they would of followed up the attack.
SK has beefed up it's military response to NK attacks
it's moved dozens of K9 Thunders to Yeonpyeong along with Spike NLOS missiles
SK will respond accordingly to NK aggression.
SK is a big boy. doesn't need us to hold their hand when it comes to NK

 

[gau8av]

SK is a big boy. doesn't need us to hold their hand when it comes to NK

why don't you get out of there then ?

 

[Chinese-Dragon]

come on now...SK wasn't willing to go to war over that.
If NK was serious they would of followed up the attack.
SK has beefed up it's military response to NK attacks
it's moved dozens of K9 Thunders to Yeonpyeong along with Spike NLOS missiles
SK will respond accordingly to NK aggression.
SK is a big boy. doesn't need us to hold their hand when it comes to NK

So basically nothing was done in response.

That sounds like a trend, and an ongoing one with the events in the Ukraine.

 

[manee]

China motly do reverse engineering. bit far from inventing new technology

 

[Echo_419]

I can't wait until we upgrade the DF-21D carrier killer ballistic missile with an HGV warhead.

The HGV will massively increase the range, accuracy, maneuverability and survivability of the platform, making it nearly impossible to intercept. And it will be extremely accurate and maneuverable at the terminal stage, allowing it to seek out and strike moving targets in an unprecedented manner.

We won't even need to leave our own territorial waters to sink enemy warships halfway across the planet.

Hopefully we will eventually use submarines as a launch platform for our HGV, submarine-launched ballistic missiles are the perfect vehicle for it.

Damn man is finding new ways to blast away each other everyday,Sad

 

[VelocuR]

What about Russia's Hypersonic Technology?