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In discussing the current conventional threat facing China, there is no denying that U.S. strategic bombers and attack nuclear boats play a major role. However, the deployment of US nuclear submarines requires a considerable round trip, and its ability to respond to emergencies is relatively limited, and it can even be said that it is not efficient.
By contrast, strategic bombers can quickly reach China's surrounding airspace from the U.S. mainland or a third island chain and launch cruise missiles about 1,000 kilometers from the Chinese fleet. Such saturation attack tactics still have some rationality to some extent. Of course, with the large number of Chinese AWACS aircraft, tankers, J-20, J-16 and other platforms in service, the long-range interception capability in the Pacific direction has also been significantly enhanced.
However, given the vastness of the area we need to defend, the threat posed by U.S. strategic bombers to China has not been fully contained. Against this backdrop, it is worth paying attention to an idea put forward by the US think tank "1945": China allegedly proposed in September 2021 a hypersonic missile design that could be launched from the ground and could also carry multiple infrared-guided air-to-air missiles, enough to catch up with the F-22 and shoot it down. That means China may be expected to use hypersonic missiles carrying infrared-guided air-to-air missiles against tactical aircraft.
However, to be honest, such an idea has serious technical shortcomings. At a distance of thousands of kilometers, it may be possible to roughly locate the position of the F-22 by over-range radar, but accuracy is not guaranteed. The F-22 is extremely maneuverable, and targeting when the missile arrives is nearly impossible. More importantly, the F-22 is not so threatening to China, and this short-legged model is unlikely to threaten us from the Pacific direction, and we have the J-20 enough to counterbalance.
So the real value of this article lies in exploring whether it is possible for China to develop a hypersonic missile to strike U.S. strategic bombers.
It is worth mentioning that hypersonic missiles come in two main forms, one is a double cone and the other is a water drift bomb. The trajectory adjustment ability of the double-cone missile is weak, and the range is generally limited. In comparison, water drift bombs are very powerful in lateral maneuvering. If we load several air-to-air missiles inside the water drift bomb, and then use its flight speed of more than Mach 10 and its extensive maneuverability in the air, it is completely possible to intercept it by air-to-air missiles dropped by hypersonic missiles before the US strategic bombers reach the attack position.
Since the United States has put forward such an idea, it is necessary for the Chinese military to carry out research and development, is this realistic and feasible?
First of all, it is indeed necessary for China to develop hypersonic missiles to deliver air-to-air missiles to deal with US bombers, which will be an important development direction for future denial capabilities. In the past, China has developed anti-ship ballistic missiles that have become the core of denial-of-operations capabilities and weakened the deterrent power of U.S. aircraft carriers. In the future, the use of hypersonic water-drift missiles to carry air-to-air missiles, first decelerating above the target area, and then dropping air-to-air missiles to strike less mobile strategic bombers will become a key means to weaken the US threat to China.
Secondly, in the past there was a concept of striking bombers with ballistic missiles, but the technical difficulties were considerable. Hypersonic missiles make up for this shortcoming. Previously, it took more than 10 minutes for a ballistic missile to reach its target, and during that time the aircraft had a very wide range of activities, which was limited by insufficient ballistic missile maneuverability and insufficient communication capabilities of the missile-borne data link. Today, we can solve the maneuvering problem through hypersonic missiles, coupled with the communication technology that has broken through the black barrier, the deceleration technology of hypersonic missiles and ballistic missiles, basically overcoming the main technical problems of hypersonic strike strategic bombers.
Finally, to quickly shoot down a US bomber from 1,000 kilometers away, it is not enough to rely on air-to-air missiles delivered by hypersonic missiles. We need to develop a stratospheric high-altitude early warning airship, or a tethered balloon, combined with ultra-long-range early warning radar, to jointly complete the early warning mission of large aircraft. Only a strong posture was established
Perception, we can ensure the comprehensiveness of defense in the western Pacific direction. This requires more advanced space-based satellites, ultra-long-range early warning radars using the ionosphere, and high-altitude early warning airships or balloons.
Once we establish such a robust situational awareness system in the Western Pacific, the U.S. bomber threat will be eliminated once and for all. After the hypersonic missile is launched, we can guide the air-to-air missile to lock the target by itself with the help of the guidance data link provided by AWACS aircraft, airships, satellites, drones, etc., which is technically reasonable.
In general, the use of hypersonic missiles to strike strategic bombers is now quite technically feasible. It can even be said that only one or a few hypersonic missiles, combined with tactical air-to-air missiles, can effectively intercept large airborne aircraft, far more efficient than relying on heavy fighters. I believe that China's military R&D personnel will surely satisfy the curiosity of the world.
However, in this process, we must also be aware of the complexity and challenge of technology research and development. It is necessary to fully consider the stability, accuracy and ability to counter interference of missiles. At the same time, we also need to strengthen research and breakthroughs in key technologies such as early warning, guidance, and communications, so as to ensure that hypersonic missiles can exert maximum effectiveness in actual combat.
To sum up, the development of hypersonic missiles has to a certain extent filled the technical shortcomings of the continental defense system and provided us with new options in the face of external threats. However, we must also be soberly aware that technological progress requires a continuous process, and continuous investment in research and practice to achieve ultimate success. At the same time, we must also maintain an open mind, actively absorb advanced international experience, and inject new vitality into the development of mainland hypersonic missiles.
In general, China's development of hypersonic missile technology has broad prospects, and it will make a positive contribution to the mainland's national defense construction and safeguarding national security. We look forward to seeing China's hypersonic missiles exert their powerful power in actual combat in the near future and make their own contributions to maintaining a peaceful and stable international environment.
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