Watch the May 1, 2013 test flight of the X-51A Waverider.
Waverider refers in general to aircraft that take advantage
of compression lift produced by their own shock waves.
China successfully tested"Xingkong-2" or"Starry Sky-2", its first Waverider hypersonic aircraft that could carry
nuclear warheads and penetrate any current generation anti-missile defence systems.
China successfully tested“Xingkong-2” or“Starry Sky-2”, its first Waverider hypersonic aircraft that could carry
nuclear warheads and penetrate any current generation anti-missile defence systems.
On 3rd August 2018, China successfully tested“Xingkong-2” or“Starry Sky-2”,
its first Waverider hypersonic aircraft that could carry nuclear warheads
and penetrate any current generation anti-missile defence systems.
On August 5,
China has successfully tested its first cutting-edge Waverider hypersonic aircraft“Xingkong-2(or Starry Sky-2)” which could
carry nuclear warheads and penetrate any current generation anti-missile defense systems.
The Starry Sky-2 is not China's first hypersonic aircraft- it has been testing hypersonic glide vehicles since 2014-
but is the only one that makes use of Waverider technology.