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From https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202111/1239529.shtml https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202111/1239529.shtml: > Making their public debut, DF-17 missiles joi

From https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202111/1239529.shtml https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202111/1239529.shtml: > Making their public debut, DF-17 missiles join the National Day parade in Beijing on October 1, 2019. > Designated the FL-64, the wind tunnel - built by the Aerodynamics Research Institute under the state-owned Aviation Industry Corp of China (AVIC) From https://eurasiantimes.com/china-moves-at-blistering-speed-in-hypersonic-weapons-program/ https://eurasiantimes.com/china-moves-at-blistering-speed-in...: > The Aerodynamics Research Institute under the state-run Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) has announced the development of the new wind tunnel. > According to a press statement issued by the institute, the new wind tunnel will be used to test the “separation and release” of weapons from hypersonic vehicles. A hypersonic glide vehicle is a maneuverable warhead that sits on the tip of a long-range missile and glides to its target on an unpredictable course, making it difficult to intercept once unleashed. I am no military expert, but I am not convinced AVIC isn’t related the hypersonic glide vehicle for hypersonic missiles such as DF-17.

dirtyid 5y ago
Think tank sources will attribute DF17 and other HGVs to CASIC. Who has their own wind tunnels. DF17 was developed years before AVIC FL64, which was undergoing calibration testing around the time of the glider/fob news, it's not suppose to be operational until this year. AVIC might be pursuing hypersonic delivery platforms like drones etc, they might share testing infra with other branches but rocket boost glide vehicles isn't their wheelhouse. This article and it's source doesn't pass the smell test. I guess we'll see if it makes way in other reporting. https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/df-17/ https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/df-17/ >China’s 10th Research Institute is responsible for developing the DF-17 and other Chinese HGVs. Also known as the “Near Space Flight Vehicle Research Institute,” the organization operates under the China Aerospace Science Industry Corporation (CASIC) 1st Academy.3

dirtyid 5y ago

Think tank sources will attribute DF17 and other HGVs to CASIC. Who has their own wind tunnels. DF17 was developed years before AVIC FL64, which was undergoing calibration testing around the time of the glider/fob news, it's not suppose to be operational until this year. AVIC might be pursuing hypersonic delivery platforms like drones etc, they might share testing infra with other branches but rocket boost glide vehicles isn't their wheelhouse. This article and it's source doesn't pass the smell test. I guess we'll see if it makes way in other reporting. https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/df-17/ https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/df-17/ >China’s 10th Research Institute is responsible for developing the DF-17 and other Chinese HGVs. Also known as the “Near Space Flight Vehicle Research Institute,” the organization operates under the China Aerospace Science Industry Corporation (CASIC) 1st Academy.3