{"id":88912,"date":"2026-02-20T12:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T07:19:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=88912"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T09:45:28","slug":"cj-1000-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cj-1000-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"CJ-1000 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>CJ-1000 Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China recently showcased the CJ-1000, a land-based scramjet-powered hypersonic missile, during a military parade in Beijing.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About CJ-1000 Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>road-mobile hypersonic cruise missile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> developed by <\/span><b>China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is the <\/span><b>world\u2019s first <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and so far <\/span><b>only operational land-based scramjet-powered hypersonic missile.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CJ-1000 is <\/span><b>mounted<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on a highly mobile 10-wheel<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">diesel-electric <\/span><b>hybrid transporter-erector-launcher.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is estimated to have a <\/span><b>range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of at least <\/span><b>2,500 km.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scramjet-powered missiles represent a more <\/span><b>advanced but technically demanding <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">path<\/span><b> than hypersonic glide vehicles,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as China\u2019s DF-17 and Russia\u2019s Avangard.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Why Are Scramjet Missiles More Dangerous Than Glide Vehicles?<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Scramjet missiles<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have a <\/span><b>cruise altitude <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><b>20 km to 30 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is <\/span><b>much lower than<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that of <\/span><b>glide vehicles.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Glide vehicles typically fly at an altitude of approximately 60 km to 80 km.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>For enemy air defence radar <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">systems, the <\/span><b>lower a missile flies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>more difficult it is to detect<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and respond to.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Furthermore, the <\/span><b>scramjet engine operates throughout the cruise and terminal phases<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, providing <\/span><b>greater manoeuvrability and accuracy <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">against targets.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Glide vehicles,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in contrast,<\/span><b> rely largely on inertia during<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the <\/span><b>final approach.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wionews.com\/videos\/china-unveils-cj-1000-scramjet-missile-hypersonic-race-with-us-intensifies-gravitas-1771521285234\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>WION<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CJ-1000 Missile is a road-mobile hypersonic cruise missile developed by China. 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