China’s YKJ-1000 hypersonic missile, capable of Mach 7 speeds and priced at just US$99,000, is reshaping global defence strategy and Indo-Pacific power dynamics. Explore how Lingkong Tianxing’s breakthrough disrupts missile-defence economics and accelerates hypersonic proliferation.
Russia has that too, nevertheless Kinzhal and Kalibr (which are lower-Mach and don’t carry a hypersonic glider stage) are both about 10 MUSD.
Just the costs of JP-10/decilin are considerable already.
Depending on the specs, I’d assume the price to be a few MUSD, never under 100 kUSD.
Russia has that too, nevertheless Kinzhal and Kalibr (which are lower-Mach and don’t carry a hypersonic glider stage) are both about 10 MUSD. Just the costs of JP-10/decilin are considerable already.
Depending on the specs, I’d assume the price to be a few MUSD, never under 100 kUSD.
Chinese industry and technical expertise absolutely dwarfs Russia
In hypersonics Russia currently has a lead over China. Obviously they’re going to catch up rather soon.
Hypersonics cover a wide range of stuff, what this article discusses are cheap low end missiles as opposed to something like Oreshnik.