A research laboratory China has “successfully” simulated a Attack on American warships with “space weapons” and Hypersonic missiles . The study was carried out under the direction of the scientist Liu Shichangfrom the Chengdu Electronic Information Control Science and Technology Laboratory, a center that develops electronic warfare equipment for the People's Liberation Army under the auspices of the state-owned China Electronics Technology Group Corporation.
In the computer simulation of the attack, details of which were published by the South China Morning Post newspaper, the Chinese missiles were supported by various low-flying satellites as they launched at a distance of 1,200 kilometers. The surprising fact is that China's hypersonic anti-ship missile battery was only detected by US aircraft carriers ten minutes after launchjust 50 kilometers from his destination.
The simulation was based on the US Army SPY-1D radar which is used in the Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyerto detect long-range anti-ship missiles, SCMP reports. There was no information on the type of missiles used, but the document shows that they differed from traditional ballistic missiles in their maneuverability in the final phase, meaning they could approach a target on an unpredictable trajectory.
How can something like that happen? Liu states that The missiles were not detected because China's space-based electromagnetic weapons system suppressed the escort ships' radars “from above.” “Height control has always been a fundamental tactic in warfare,” Liu and his team write in the Chinese journal Shipboard Electronic Countermeasures. Chinese satellites detected radar signals from American warships and sent out similar high-power signals, so that even when the missiles reflected the radar waves, the echoes could not be distinguished from the loud background noise.
According to the same source Two or three satellites would be enough to attack an enemy aircraft carrier group. If the intent is to conduct a “global attack,” they would build about 28 satellites.
In reality, a long-range strike against a carrier strike group is hardly a successful mission, but Liu's team says their simulation shows it's possible, adding that other countries, such as China, are doing so The USA and Russia are also looking for space weapons for this scenario.
The article cited above states that unlike electronic warfare aircraft, space platforms operate across national borders, allowing them to be quickly mobilized around the world and cover a wider combat area. “Space electronic warfare using low-orbit satellite constellations has become an important means of information warfare,” Chinese experts add.
The US is closely monitoring what is happening in China's military industry. In 2021, the then Chairman of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Gen. Mark Milleycalled a Chinese hypersonic weapons test “very worrying” and compared it to when Russia launched the world's first artificial satellite in the 1950s sputnik.