China’s hypersonic weapons can be guided by the stars if GPS fails: report

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China has developed hypersonic weapons capable of using star navigation systems as backup guidance in case GPS or BeiDou satellite systems are jammed or fail. This advancement is part of a Guangdong Aerospace Research Academy project that successfully passed its final expert review, enabling navigation at speeds above Mach 5.

China’s hypersonic weapons can now use the stars for guidance when satellite systems like GPS or BeiDou are jammed or fail, according to a project led by the Guangdong Aerospace Research Academy that passed its final expert review on Monday. According to a report published by the academy on August 10, researchers set out to tackle the challenge of developing a star-based navigation system that would be able to function at the extreme speeds of hypersonic flight – Mach 5 and above. Hypersonic...