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Hypersonic flight - which means attaining speeds of more than Mach 5 below altitudes of 90km (56 miles) - is seen as the future of international travel, theoretically allowing people to traverse the entire planet in just a few hours' flight. It may also be used militarily, transforming the risks and rules of global conflict.
Scramjet engines are among the technologies requiring boron. Chinese scientists say they have developed a method to extract boron from seawater. Photo: Getty Images
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Chinese team reports way to extract hypersonic weapon fuel boron from seawater

Inspired by ‘novel sustainable technology’ research, the team designs a single, powerful system using solar energy for extraction.

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China’s ‘dirt cheap’ missiles could shake up global defence market: state media

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Chinese civilian firm starts mass production of Mach 7 missiles at low cost

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PLA releases photo of hypersonic ‘morphing’ missile that changes shape at Mach 5

China’s groundbreaking design features retractable wings that minimise drag for high-speed cruising.

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An example of the hypersonic morphing missile prototype. Photo: NUDT
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How Peking University is fuelling China’s hypersonic weapons push

State media report reveals scientist at top Chinese institution played a key role in first flight test of futuristic weapons.

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Chinese scientists break design ‘curse’ that killed US Navy’s drone programme

Research team says a revolutionary software design could provide ‘critical technical support’ for next-generation warplanes.

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China’s Feitian 2 hypersonic vehicle shows critical capabilities in test flight

University subject to US sanctions says test flight proved key capabilities, such as autonomous flight with variable angle of attack.

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Northwestern Polytechnical University announced on Monday it successfully conducted a flight test of its Feitian 2 hypersonic vehicle at a site in northwestern China. Photo: Handout
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Opinion | 4 lessons for China as Pakistan J-10s down Indian Rafale jets

It is a boost for China’s defence industry, arms exports and the PLA’s confidence – and should encourage Beijing to increase its nuclear stockpile.

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China tests a hypersonic afterburner, doubling thrust at Mach 6

Researchers have developed an innovative secondary combustion technique to help China win the global hypersonic race.

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China wants to change the world with disruptive technologies. But what are they?

At the ‘two sessions’ the National Development and Reform Commission highlighted China’s rise in scientific and tech innovations.

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Hypersonic aircraft are among China’s future technologies hailed by the National Development and Reform Commission’s this week. Credit: Chinese Academy of Sciences
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‘Era of supersonic passenger flights’ nears as China firm preps drone debut

As hypersonic tech enters commercial sector, Mach-4 drone looks set to fly next year while high-speed passenger jet expected to soar in 2030.

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Sichuan Lingkong Tianxing Technology unveils a model of its Cuantianhou UAV in Chengdu on Monday. Photo: Handout
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‘Gift from heaven’: China astronauts develop super niobium alloy for aerospace

An experiment conducted in space has helped Chinese scientists do the impossible – and it could revolutionise aerospace technology.

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Competition set to heat up over Australian gemstone used in hypersonic weapons

A mineral with thermal qualities vital to hypersonic aircraft could soon be at the centre of the next US-China supply battle.

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China’s hypersonic jumbo jet prototype hits Mach 6 in Gobi Desert test flight

Chinese institute reveals test footage of aircraft that could help turn dream of ‘one-hour global travel’ into reality.

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Video footage released this week shows the prototype’s 2021 test flight, which had been kept under wraps for years because of the sensitivity of the project. Photo: Institute of Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences
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China’s scientists unveil engine design that could transform hypersonic flight

Tsinghua researchers combine ramjet-based rotor compressor with a detonation engine which they say advances propulsion technology.

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The Chinese Journal of Aeronautics shows how the Tsinghua University team’s RRDE works. Photo: CJA journal
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Chinese team thinks ‘outside the box’ to find a cool solution to hypersonic heat

Scientists say they have come up with a simple, cylindrical device that can control one of the biggest challenges to hypersonic flight.

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China’s new hypersonic glider can power-jump to the other side of the Earth

A new type of skipping stone trajectory is being used by Chinese scientists to increase the range of hypersonic weapons.

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China’s new interception radar ‘can track 10 hypersonic missiles at Mach 20’

New microwave photonic radar boasts a detection range of over 600km and can identify false targets, according to Chinese scientists.

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Hypersonic weapons are faster than traditional ballistic missiles and can also make unpredictable manoeuvres, enabling them to penetrate air-defence networks. Photo: Lockheed Martin/USAF
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Chinese scientists question ‘flaw’ in Nasa’s hypersonic aerodynamics software

Due to potential use in development of hypersonic weapons, Vulcan-CFD software is subject to export controls with distributions limited to within US.

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In a battle between lasers and hypersonic weapons, scientists find less is more

Chinese research into the effectiveness of using lasers to combat hypersonic missiles turns up some surprise findings.

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China plans to build a giant rail gun to launch hypersonic planes into space

It was a project that Nasa abandoned. Now China is determined to make electromagnetic hypersonic space launches a reality.

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Chinese scientists are working on a new space launch method which combines hypersonic flight with electromagnetic launch technology. Photo: Weibo
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China’s new hypersonic drone beats F-22 in aerodynamic efficiency: study

A new unmanned aircraft is set to pose a challenge to missile defence systems with quick manoeuvrability even at high altitudes.

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The Chinese hypersonic drones have been shown to be superior to American F-22 Raptors during wind tunnel testing. Photo: EPA-EFE/US Air Force
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China invents most powerful detonation engine for hypersonic flight

Paper says design integrating rotational and straight-line detonation across a wide speed range is ‘world first’ and testament to Chinese ingenuity.

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China makes massive leap ahead with hypersonic technology

Scientists have developed a breakthrough surface material previously thought to be impossible.

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Tokyo to New York in 1 hour? Hypersonic ‘Stargazer’ jet aims to best Concorde

Being developed to fly at nine times the speed of sound, Venus Aerospace’s planned jet will be equipped with rocket engines to climb to an altitude of 52,000 metres – more than four times as high as traditional jetliners.

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Venus Aerospace has been working on the hypersonic “Stargazer” aircraft concept since 2020. Photo: Venus Aerospace / Handout
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US cracks down on flight training for Chinese pilots with export restrictions

Dozens of entities, including a security firm previously run by Blackwater founder Erik Prince, were added to the entity list over national security concerns.

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A Chinese People’s Liberation Army pilot flies a fighter plane during the “Joint Sword” military exercises in April. Photo: Military Department of China National Radio
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China now has the world’s most powerful hypersonic wind tunnel

The world-leading JF-22 can simulate extreme flight conditions at Mach 30 and will play key role in developing Beijing’s hypersonic weapons programme and passenger air travel.

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British chair professor joins China’s hypersonic programme

Physicist Zhang Yonghao resigned from the University of Edinburgh to join China’s new national hypersonic laboratory in Beijing.

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