China tested two hypersonic weapons over summer, FT reports


Models of HD-1A air-based supersonic cruise missile system are displayed at the China International Aviation and Aerospace Exhibition in Zhuhai, China, on Sept 29, 2021.- Reuters

BEIJING (Bloomberg): China's military conducted two hypersonic weapons tests over the summer rather than the one test reported earlier, the Financial Times said, a development that could heighten worries in Washington about Beijing's advancing military capabilities.

China first tested a rocket using a "fractional orbital bombardment" system to launch a "hypersonic glide vehicle" capable of carrying nuclear weapons on July 27, and followed that up with a second hypersonic test on Aug 13, the newspaper reported late Wednesday (Oct 20), citing officials it didn't identify.

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