INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
NEW DELHI: Just two weeks after the US Air Force's super-secret B-21 Raider stealth bomber quietly made its first flight in California,
Chinese researchers have said the aircraft can be taken down by PLA's hypersonic missiles.The Chinese research team staged a virtual duel
between the two rivals to see what it would take to win a future air battle, according to a report by South China Morning Post (SCMP).The
results suggested that, with a combination of advanced hardware and new tactics, China could detect the opponents first.In one simulated war
Eye on ChinaThe B-21 Raider is only capable of cruising at about 1,000km/h (less than Mach 1), but it will play a central role in the US Air
airborne platforms.The next-gen nuclear stealth bomber reportedly has a radar signature as small as a mosquito
in the 2030s, just as China builds up its nuclear arsenal
missiles are built with special features to track and kill stealth aircraft
and come down on the enemy aircraft at an extremely high speed, said the research team.This unusual approach, which is considerably harder
to predict and can cover a much longer distance than traditional trajectories.According to the SCMP report, the Chinese military has
revealed numerous types of hypersonic missiles but the version for air combat remains classified
The Chinese Air Force has confirmed that a large and advanced stealth aircraft is also under development but the time of first flight
F-22 Raptors but considerably lower than the number of their F-35 combat aircraft
The Chinese military is reportedly also testing a two-seat version of the J-20 that can fly in formation with a number of drones.(With
