[ExI] China wants to put lasers on hypersonic missiles – here’s why

[John Grigg]

"Scientists at a Chinese military university are developing a new laser
device they intend to attach to Chinese hypersonic missiles that will help
those missiles reach higher speeds with less air resistance, a new report
revealed this week.

In a July issue of *Laser and Infrared*, reported
<https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3142581/china-military-scientists-work-laser-improve-hypersonic-speeds>by
the South China Morning Post on Tuesday, Chinese scientists with the
Chinese military-integrated Space Engineering University of Beijing
detailed research on a laser energy device that could create a plasma cloud
around the nose of a missile. The Chinese researchers said the laser device
could be used to reduce air resistance against a missile by 70 percent or
more."
https://americanmilitarynews.com/2021/07/china-wants-to-put-lasers-on-hypersonic-missiles-heres-why/
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