China's Hypersonic Missiles Can Kill US B-21 Bomber, Researchers Say

Published on November 30, 2023


The unveiling of the U.S. Air Force's latest stealth bomber, the B-21 Raider, comes amid lingering concerns about missile technology being developed by peer adversaries such as China, whose advances may one day challenge the aircraft's survivability in combat.

A report by the South China Morning Post on Monday indicated that China's hypersonic weapons—capable of Mach 6, or six times the speed of sound, and operating on a unique trajectory—could potentially counter the sophisticated B-21, which American plane spotters saw in person for the first time this month.

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