A competition of hypersonic missile weapons has been launched among the major countries in the world. China is honored to be in the leading position, and China's hypersonic weapons have been at the forefront of the United States and other countries. China test-fired a new type of medium-range ballistic missile Dongfeng-17, which is the first ballistic missile used as a hypersonic warhead carrier in China. Once the news was sent out, experts all over the world were alert and tried to speculate on its power.
Vasily Kashin, a Russian military expert, wrote his own opinion, pointing out that the Dongfeng-17 missile was built on the basis of the medium-range ballistic missile Dongfeng-16B. But its range is much larger-between 1800-2500 km, and it is pointed out that it can obtain a longer range by reducing the weight of combat load.
Generally speaking, there are two hottest concerns about Dongfeng-17 in China.
First, the warhead of this bomb is a hypersonic glider, which is the first new cutting-edge weapon among the three major countries of the United States, Russia and China that can "hit the whole world in one hour". This shows that China started late, but it has already surpassed the development speed of the United States.
Secondly, the strike accuracy of Dongfeng-17 "has reached the goal of accuracy within several meters", which should be higher than that of Dongfeng -2 1D, an anti-aircraft carrier ballistic missile widely promoted by China before, because the CEP of the latter should be double digits. Although the terminal velocity is very high, the middle trajectory should be fixed.
Some analysts believe that Dongfeng-17 may be the first ballistic missile weapon in China to "hit the whole world in one hour", and of course it is also the first actual hypersonic weapon in the world. Its hit accuracy on enemy targets is less than 5 meters, which is enough to make any opponent feel scared. However, if China uses it to carry out anti-aircraft carrier combat missions, its effectiveness may be better than Dongfeng -2 1D and Dongfeng -26, because Dongfeng-17 can't intercept it at all, and even escort ships can attack it.
Dongfeng-17 is a new model with Dongfeng -ZF hypersonic glider added on the basis of Dongfeng-16B ballistic missile, which is mainly manifested in the following aspects: First, it inherits the characteristics of high hit accuracy of Dongfeng-16B. Secondly, the Dongfeng -ZF hypersonic glider is installed at Dongfeng-17. Strong alliance can break through the sea-based and land-based anti-missile networks of the United States and Japan, and it is naturally a new weapon with strong deterrence.
Invincible, fast and unbreakable, for hundreds of years, people's pursuit of weapon performance can be roughly summed up in three elements: protection, power and speed. With the successful development of Dongfeng 17, China has added another hypersonic vehicle ballistic missile, which has become a "revolutionary weapon" to break the battlefield deadlock between great powers. Advanced weapon technology, represented by hypersonic vehicles, is a powerful guarantee for China to maintain its super position in the world within a hundred years. In the future, Dongfeng 17 will surely be a weapon to frighten the enemy.