China's hypersonic weapon capable of overcoming air defense systems

China's hypersonic weapon capable of overcoming air defense systems Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 30, 2015 - China has conducted a sixth flight test of its DF-ZF (previously known as WU-14) hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) designed to defeat US missile defenses. "The DF-ZF is an ultra-high-speed missile allegedly capable of penetrating US air defense systems based on interceptor missiles," Bill Gertz of The Washington Free Beacon wrote. The DF-ZF HGV was launched at the Wuzhai missile test cente ... more

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