[Chine] DF-100 : Missile de Croisière Supersonique

[Henri K.]

 

[Bechar06]

Inconnu sur notre Forum ... et quasi inconnu aussi sur Internet ... SAUF :

https://sputniknews.com/analysis/201910031076947600-chinas-70th-anniversary-parade-beijing-determined-to-become-third-nuclear-superpower/

Citation

Of particular interest is the new People's Liberation Army Rocket Force’s DF-100 cruise missile. This is, apparently, a medium-range hypersonic cruise missile equipped with a ramjet engine. The USSR and the USA conducted tests on such units (one may recall the Soviet La-350 “Burya” and 3M25 Meteorit-M projects), but they were never put into service. China will be the first country to adopt such a system. There remains a lot of ambiguity regarding the concept of using such a missile, first of all, about the alleged characteristics of its flight. Old Soviet projects involving such weapons were mostly concerned with high-altitude missiles moving towards the target at a speed of Mach 3, but given modern conditions, this approach may not be very effective.