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The DF-ZF is a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) developed by the People's Republic of China.It is launched by the DF-17 medium-range ballistic missile.The combined weapon system was likely operational by October 2019.
China. Chinese DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle mounted on the DF-17 ballistic missile.. DF-ZF (developed and deployed) / Mach 5–10 [5]; GDF-600 (concept) In addition to a unified payload the Guangdong Aerodynamic Research Academy claims to be exploring fitting the conceptual weapon with various submunitions including what it calls a patrol projectile.
The DF-ZF flight test on 15 November 2017 was launched using a DF-17. [9] [2]The DF-17 and DF-ZF made their first official public appearance during the National Day military parade on 1 October 2019.
A US senior defense analyst said China has the world's "leading hypersonic arsenal," which includes the medium-range Dong Feng-17 ballistic missile equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle.
China reportedly tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle https://www.reuters.com/world/china-surprises-us-with-hypersonic-missile-test-ft-reports-2021-10-17 ...
China's DongFeng-17 missiles, pictured here, can be equipped with hypersonic glide vehicles, which a team of Chinese scientists posited can be improved through a skip-gliding technique.
The Silbervogel was the first design for a hypersonic weapon and was developed by German scientists in the 1930s, but was never constructed. [6]The ASALM (Advanced Strategic Air-Launched Missile) was a medium-range strategic missile program developed in the late 1970s for the United States Air Force; the missile's development reached the stage of propulsion-system testing, test-flown to Mach 5 ...
Today, officials say hypersonic weapons are changing the future of warfare. Like ballistic missiles, hypersonic glide vehicles travel at more than five times the speed of sound, but unlike ...