Breakthrough by Chinese scientists puts hypersonic weapons on PLA aircraft carriers

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People’s Liberation Army researchers say China’s aircraft carriers will be able to use hypersonic weapons thanks to a breakthrough in logistics technology that simplifies and speeds up repair and maintenance of the weapons.

These weapons are designed to be launched from aircraft, not a carrier. They can go after a wide range of high value targets in the air or on the surface and can be used as anti-satellite weapons, according to the team led by Xiao Jun, researcher with the China Airborne Missile Academy in Luoyang, Xian province.