China tests hypersonic missile vehicle

[yellowarse]

Mach 10! Abe goes apeshit ...

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China tests hypersonic missile vehicle
January 16, 2014 - 11:41AM

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An artist's impression of the US Falcon Hypersonic Technology Vehicle 2 (HTV-2). Photo: US Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency

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China has tested a hypersonic missile vehicle designed to travel several times the speed of sound, the Pentagon says.
The test makes China the second country after the United States to conduct experimental flights with hypersonic vehicles, a technology that could allow armies to rapidly strike distant targets anywhere on the globe.
"We're aware of the test of the hypersonic vehicle but we are not commenting on it," said Pentagon spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Jeff Pool.

The flight was conducted on January 9 and the Chinese vehicle, dubbed the WU-14, is supposed to travel at Mach 10, or 10 times the speed of sound, according to a report in the Washington Free Beacon.

In its annual report on the Chinese military, the Pentagon made no mention of hypersonic test flights but did say the Chinese had built a hypersonic wind tunnel for experiments.

China's surging economic power has been matched by increasing military might, including investments in an aircraft carrier, anti-ship ballistic missiles, satellites and other hardware.

Three Republican legislators, including the chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, Howard "Buck" McKeon, expressed concern over the test of what they called a "Chinese hypersonic cruise missile" and said the US military was falling behind.

"While round after round of defence 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," said McKeon, and representatives Randy Forbes and Mike Rogers.

"This situation does nothing to support peaceful coexistence in the Pacific," it said.

The US has placed a high priority on hypersonic projects, spending $US200 million in fiscal year 2013 on three programs while conducting a number of test flights with hypersonic vehicles.

AFP

 

[escher]

Go China Go!!!

Okinawa is Chinese and must be taken back from the Japanese

Leave Fukushima to the Japanese

 

[yellowarse]

Go China Go!!!

Okinawa is Chinese and must be taken back from the Japanese

Leave Fukushima to the Japanese

Yes, Okinawa was a Ming and Qing vassal state until its invasion by the Tokugawa shogunate and official annexation by Meiji. Even today, Okinawans are treated as 2nd class citizens and made to bear the unpalatable consequences of hosting US military bases and their hooligan soldiers.

Interestingly, they are the only prefecture in Japan today that uses the Chinese lunar calendar.

 

[Sideswipe]

Yes, Okinawa was a Ming and Qing vassal state until its invasion by the Tokugawa shogunate and official annexation by Meiji. Even today, Okinawans are treated as 2nd class citizens and made to bear the unpalatable consequences of hosting US military bases and their hooligan soldiers.

Interestingly, they are the only prefecture in Japan today that uses the Chinese lunar calendar.

vassal state not Chinese territory. China should retake its historical lands of Outer Manchuria and Outer Mongolia and 64 Villages East River.

when is Japan going to build those Macross fighters ?

 

[escher]

vassal state not Chinese territory. China should retake its historical lands of Outer Manchuria and Outer Mongolia and 64 Villages East River.

Vassal state meant their allegiance was to China.

Okinawa was taken by Tokugawa because Tokugawa was militarily stronger and not because Okinawa wanted to be taken by Japanese.
Since you think might is right, what is right then will be right now with China a much stronger in strength and military power.

Okinawa be taken back.
With any other parts of the Eastern Isles that China wish to have.
Of course, Fukushima can be left to the Japs and to Jap lover like you.
Go spend a holiday at Fukushima.

 

[yellowarse]

vassal state not Chinese territory. China should retake its historical lands of Outer Manchuria and Outer Mongolia and 64 Villages East River.

But Okinawa (Ryukyu) was neither Japanese vassal state nor territory till it was forcibly conquered by Tokugawa.

Given historical links, the Okinawans would prefer to be independent with links to China rather than Japan. The Ryukyu people are ranked together with the Ainus as aboriginal savages by the Yamato Japanese, the lowest class in Japan.

 

[Ash007]

Are they scram jets?

 

[yellowarse]

Are they scram jets?

Possibly. Lots of secrecy surrounding the project. Even Russia and the Pentagon are keeping mum because of the highly classified technology involved.

 

[3_M]

I take it with a pinch of salt especially with anything coming out from US and Japan. They purposely exaggerate Chinese capability in order to get more defence funding.

 

[The_Hypocrite]

Okinawa is US territory. Usa conquered it fare n square inWW2. Stupid yanks should not have given it back. N the USA is screwed. Their carriers r sitting ducks with a hypersonic missile.

 

[enterprise2]

Fast doesn't mean it is accurate!!

 

[escher]

Okinawa is US territory. Usa conquered it fare n square inWW2. Stupid yanks should not have given it back. N the USA is screwed. Their carriers r sitting ducks with a hypersonic missile.

Might is right.

Hosannas to greater might.

US of A conquered Okinawa with their greater might in WW2.
China will conquer Okinawa back in post WW2 without a fight.

SunTzu said.
"The best war to win is a war you need not have to fight"

And that will be the case.

But if the Japs want to fight, so be it.