The United States recently claimed that they had found a way to crack the J-20 and DF-17 hypersonic missiles: Northrop Grumman recently said that their AN/TPY-5(V)1 multi-mission aerial surveillance radar has developed to a stage that can be used by the US military and allies. According to the information provided by Grumman, AN/TPY-5(V)1 is an S-band radar, which technically combines sophisticated electronic protection functions and high maneuverability, and its detection targets include not only fifth-generation fighters represented by the J-20 and Su-57, but also hypersonic weapons, unmanned combat systems and ballistic missiles.
As a surveillance radar designed specifically for expeditionary military missions in modern warfare, THE/TPY-5(V)1 requires automatic position deployment and positional shifting in just a few minutes, and to improve the protection of combatants and situational awareness, AN/TPY-5(V)1 also efficiently integrates advanced digital active phased array (AESA) and command and control systems (C2) on band radar.
Of course, Grumman's propaganda for the AN/TPY-5(V)1 radar is still suspected of being "the queen selling melons" in the eyes of the outside world, so can it effectively monitor and identify the fifth-generation fighter jets and hypersonic weapons? Further verification is required!
