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South China Morning Post: China’s secret lab simulates supersonic missile attack on US warships

Is military conflict increasing again between China and America?hong kongThe South China Morning Post recently reported that a secret Chinese laboratory simulated using hypersonic missiles and satellites to attack US warships, and noted that details of the test were published in a research paper late last year. It appeared in 1875, written by Chinese scientist Liu Shichang. The material written by the team led by him also said that Chinese artillery shells were launched from about 1,200 kilometers away, climbed to a height of about 193 kilometers, and then rained down on the American warships.

The South China Morning Post reported on the 19th that the above-mentioned secret laboratory is called the Science and Technology on Electronic Information Control Laboratory (Science and Technology on Electronic Information Control Laboratory), located in Chengdu, Sichuan. It is dedicated to providing information for the CCP.People’s Liberation ArmyResearch electronic warfare devices. In this simulation, the laboratory successfully combined the PLA’s use of electronic warfare and hypersonic missiles to attack a US warship.

The report pointed out that the above-mentioned unit is not the first laboratory in China to conduct relevant simulations. In a 2023 simulation conducted by North China University (formerly known as the North China Institute of Technology), researchers attempted to overwhelm the US Navy fleet with a series of hypersonic missiles. However, at the time the simulation tests It was not used inspaceweapons, and the United States also detected Chinese missiles.

“Since ancient times, capturing heights has been an important strategy in warfare,” the report quoted Liu Shichang as saying. With the development of warfare concepts and technological advancement, space has become a new commanding altitude for the fierce competition among the world’s military powers.

Additionally, the report said that in computer simulations, China’s hypersonic missiles were assisted by multiple low-orbiting electronic satellites on US ships. The satellites picked up radar signals from American ships and then emitted similar signals to create background noise and help disguise the missile’s location. Once the missile reaches within approximately 48 kilometers of the target, the missile-borne jammer is activated, and the missile performs terminal maneuvers to further penetrate the defense zone until the target is destroyed.

The research team also pointed out in the paper that China is “actively promoting relevant research and applications” and is using low-orbit satellite constellation networks to conduct outer space electronic warfare, which is an important step in information warfare. Has become one of the important means.

It is understood that this paper is based on the “SPY-1D” radar developed by Lockheed Martin, which is used on the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the US Navy. The research team believes that only two to three low-orbit satellites are enough to attack an aircraft carrier group, and only a constellation network composed of 28 satellites is enough to support global attacks.

The report also said that the specific type of hypersonic missile used in the simulation has not yet been determined, but its specified range is similar to China’s “YJ-21” missile.

According to the South China Morning Post, mainland China carried out a simulated attack on a US aircraft carrier battle group. The photo shows an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer as seen in the Pacific in September 2014. Image/US Navy/Mass Communication

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