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Accession Number:

AD1151329

Title:

China's New Superweapon Exploits US Blind Spot

Author(s):

• Pry, Peter V.

Author Organization(s):

• Center for Security Policy

Report Date:

2021-10-20

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.

Document Type:

Conference:

Journal:

Pages:

4

File Size:

0.22MB

Contracts:

Grants:

Descriptors:

• hypersonic glide vehicles
• united states
• space-to-earth weapons
• nuclear warheads
• nuclear weapons
• orbits
• space systems
• vehicles
• weapons
• artificial satellites
• cold war
• earth orbits
• hypersonic missiles
• launch vehicles
• space weapons
• trajectories
• air force

Identifiers:

• Long March-2C
• slv(Space Launch Vehicle)
• hgv(Hypersonic Glide Vehicle)
• fobs(Fractional Orbital Bombardment System)
• superweapons

SubjectCategory:

• Military Sciences
• Aviation Technology
• Military Sciences

Communities of Interest:

• Space

Distribution Statement:

Approved For Public Release

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