Economic Times:
BEIJING: A Chinese mining company has claimed to have successfully test-fired a supersonic missile, touted as a potential competitor to the Indo-Russian joint venture BrahMos missile, according to the official media here.
The test conducted on Monday at a discreet location in North China verified the launch, power and flight control systems, state-run Global Times reported while indicating that Beijing’s all-weather ally, Pakistan could be one of its buyers.
All parameters for the supersonic flight of the HD-1 missile achieved their estimated values, it quoted a statement released by Guangdong Hongda Blasting Company located in southern China.
“The test flight shows that the HD-1’s core components are now mature, with its aerodynamic design, materials and overall structure already proven viable,” Wei Dongxu, a Beijing-based military analyst, told the daily.
