China has invested a huge amount of time and money developing hypersonic missiles.
The DF-17 can perform “extreme manoeuvers” as it hurtles at Mach 10 - some 7,600mph - towards a target, with carrier unlikely to survive a direct hit.
The missile comprises of a rocket with flies to around 25 miles above the earth and then launches a Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (HGV) armed with a warhead at a target.
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Sidharth Kaushal, from the Royal United Services Institute, told The Sun Online that the missiles were a “game changer”.
Some analysts believe only artificial intelligence and computer systems can stop them.
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