China Continues Its Pursuit In Developing Hypersonic Missiles

The CASIC Kuaizhou-1 mobile solid-fuel space launch vehicle and its transporter, which could form the basis for a strike system using a version of the DF-ZF hypersonic manoeuvring vehicle. Source: Chinese internet

Washington Free Beacon: China Again Tests Nuclear Hypersonic Missile

Sixth flight of DF-ZF glide vehicle indicates weapon a high priority for Beijing.

China carried out a sixth flight test of its new high-speed nuclear attack vehicle on Monday designed to defeat U.S. missile defenses or carry out global strikes.

The ultra-fast maneuvering strike weapon known as the DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle was launched atop a ballistic missile fired from the Wuzhai missile test center in central China’s Shanxi Province, according defense officials.

The vehicle separated from its launcher near the edge of the atmosphere and then glided to an impact range several thousand miles away in western China, said officials familiar with details of the test.

The DF-ZF flight was tracked by U.S. intelligence agencies and flew at speeds beyond Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound.

Update #1: China Tests New Hypersonic Weapon -- The Diplomat
Update #2: US officials confirm sixth Chinese hypersonic manoeuvring strike vehicle test -- IHS Jane's 360

WNU Editor: This is a good article that explains this technology, and why it is important .... Hypersonic Missiles and Global Security (Nayef Al-Rodhan, The Diplomat).