Perturbed By China, Another ‘Worried Neighbour’ Joins The Hypersonic Race; Combustion Flight Test Of Scramjet Engine By Month End
david waker
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Perturbed By China, Another ‘Worried Neighbour’ Joins The Hypersonic Race; Combustion Flight Test Of Scramjet Engine By Month End
Flight tests can be conducted on July 23, 2022, at the Uchinour Space Center from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), according to a statement made for Janes by acquisition, technology, and logistics agent of the Japanese Ministry of Defense (MOD).
The engine will give power to various hypersonic vehicles, strengthen the country’s ability to protect remote islands, the report said.
The purpose of the research project, according to ATLA, is to “obtain a model that estimates the phenomenon of combustion in flights in the scramjet engine.” The organization added that the results will be compared with information from land -based wind tunnel tests.
To “correct and predict data during the actual flight,” the agent continued, it will also develop and assess the analysis of the numerical model.
New progress in Beijing’s hypersonic technology has become a significant concern for Tokyo. At present, Japan is trying to increase its investment in the development of hypersonic technology.
Hypersonic weapons can maneuver on flights and travel at speeds of more than five times the speed of sound, making it much more difficult to stop. Russia and China have mobilized these weapons, which can be equipped with nuclear warheads.
In March 2020, Japan first announced plans to develop its hypersonic weapons, which aimed to join a small group of countries, including Russia, China and the US. The strategic significance of the plan is growing because there are indications that Tokyo can change its Pacific constitution to enable greater military power.
Japan intends to use two types of hypersonic weapons: Hypersonic Cruise Missile (HCM) and Hyper Velocity Gliding Projectile (HVGP).
HCM performs the same task as conventional cruising missiles. This can be equipped with a penetrator explosive upstream (EFP) that is formed explosively for land or upstream piercing attacks intended to violate the deck of aircraft carriers.
Conversely, HVGP uses a solid fuel rocket engine to raise its upper the dip to a high height before it is separated, from which it can slide with hypersonic speed to the target. This can be equipped with many EFPs as well as area saturation attacks.
China has accelerated the development of hypersonic weapons, especially by conducting tests in 2021 on a system that will use a vehicle sliding hypersonic in orbital bombings. Japan collaborates with partners to develop sufficient abilities to maintain these weapons.
In January 2022, the United States and Japan announced plans to sign the New Testament to strengthen their research and development about the technology that appeared on the latest space system and defense against hypersonic missiles.
In a joint statement released after the meeting, US and Japanese officials gave a little information about the specific agreement of the R&D sharing, only stated that “Ministers are committed to pursuing joint investment that accelerates innovation and ensures that the alliance maintains its technological excellence in and technologically and technology that arises , including artificial intelligence, machine learning, directed energy, and quantum computing, “
Also, the hypersonic missile test allegedly carried out by North Korean North Korea earlier this year has encouraged Tokyo to concentrate on the development of counter-hypersonic technology.
According to reports, Japan proposed to develop an electromagnetic weapons system to detect enemy hypersonic missiles in January 2021. Tokyo decided to develop “railgun” in response to his concerns about how to deal with threats caused by China, North Korea, and the Russian Federation of Hypersonic Weapons.
