Source: Yangguang Military, Chinese Military
According to reports, the governments of the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia recently issued a joint statement saying that the three countries will cooperate in the development of hypersonic weapons and the improvement of electronic warfare capabilities. The United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia just announced last year that they would carry out defense cooperation around nuclear submarines, and now they are going to jointly develop hypersonic weapons. What is the purpose of the United States, Britain, and Australia in continuously strengthening cooperation in the research and development of offensive weapons and equipment? How will this affect the security situation in the Asia-Pacific region? On related issues, military observer Shao Yongling will make an in-depth analysis for you.
Infographic: U.S. Air Force's AGM-183A air-launched hypersonic missile (World Wide Web)
Shao Yongling, a military observer, said that among the three countries of the United States, Britain, and Australia, only the United States has certain technical strength in the research and development of hypersonic weapons, but there is still a gap with the world's highest level. The UK and Australia are weaker in this area and can only play a supporting role in future joint research and development.
Shao Yongling:
The United Kingdom currently has no hypersonic weapons program, and Australia has only one hypersonic weapons project developed in cooperation with the United States, called the "Southern Cross Integrated Flight Research Experiment". Therefore, it is not difficult to find that the cooperation between the United States, Britain and Australia in the development of hypersonic weapons is dominated by the United States, and Australia and the United Kingdom are completely supporting roles. Although the United States started early in the field of hypersonic weapons research and development, for various reasons, the current level of research and development lags behind other military powers. Last year, the United States AGM-183A hypersonic missile 3 tests have failed, although in March this year the United States had a successful hypersonic weapons experiment, but it should be said that the United States is still in a state of catch-up.
Data chart: U.S. B-52H bomber mounted AGM-183A missile prototype bomb (Global Network)
As for the deep-seated reasons why the United States has actively co-opted Britain and Australia to jointly develop hypersonic weapons, Shao Yongling, a military observer, believes that the United States wants to use this to let Britain and Australia share the high cost of research and development, dump its own hypersonic weapons with Britain and Australia, and bind Britain and Australia more firmly to the US chariot.
The U.S. hypersonic weapons program, with or without the accession of the United Kingdom and Australia, must be advanced as scheduled. Now, with the addition of the Two countries of the United Kingdom and Australia, the cost of developing hypersonic weapons in the United States has been borne by one country independently and shared by three countries, and the economic pressure on the United States has been reduced. In addition, because the United Kingdom and Australia completely rely on the United States in the research and development of this project, after the development of hypersonic weapons in the United States, it is natural to occupy the market of the United Kingdom and Australia, which in turn has obtained a large order for the Military Enterprises of the United States. So I think the Abacus of the United States, together with the United Kingdom and Australia in developing hypersonic weapons, is very good. By working together, the United States could not only gain greater benefits for less money, but also tie Britain and Australia firmly to the American chariot.
Data chart: On September 15, 2021, local time, US President Biden held a video conference with the leaders of Britain and Australia at the White House (Global Times)
On September 15 last year, the United States, Britain, and Australia announced the formation of a new security alliance called "Ocus". Subsequently, the United States and Britain decided to provide Nuclear Submarine Technology to Australia. Now, the three countries plan to jointly develop hypersonic weapons. In this regard, military observer Shao Yongling analyzed that since the establishment of the "Augustus" alliance, its actions have constantly challenged the red line of regional countries, and the three countries have continuously strengthened cooperation in the research and development of offensive weapons and equipment, which will pose a serious challenge to peace and stability in the region and even the world.
Since the establishment of the "Augustus" alliance, all the actions have been challenging the red line of regional countries, and its behavior is very bad. Last year, within the framework of the U.S.-U.K.-Australia Trilateral Security Partnership, the United States and Britain decided to provide Australia with nuclear submarine technology. According to the relevant provisions of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, nuclear submarines, as a nuclear power platform, should not have been transferred on the international market, but britain and the United States transferred it to Australia, making Australia a country with a nuclear power platform. This in itself is a serious impact on the international nuclear non-proliferation regime and an act of exacerbating nuclear proliferation. Now, the United States, Britain, and Australia are engaged in joint research and development of hypersonic weapons. It is worth noting that hypersonic weapons are also a strategic weapon, and if such weapons proliferate in the future, they will seriously threaten regional peace and world stability. This fully exposes the sinister intentions of the united States, Britain, and Australia, which wantonly provoke military confrontation for their own selfish interests in an attempt to build an Asia-Pacific version of "small NATO." This is certainly a huge threat for the countries concerned and bad news for peace and stability in the entire region. Of course, this is also the effect that the United States has always hoped to achieve, and the United States is to pull more countries into his "Indo-Pacific strategy", let these countries share the cost of maintaining hegemony for the United States, and let more countries endorse the hegemony platform of the United States.
(Produced by Yangguang Military and China Military)