BulgarianMilitary.com By Boyko Nikolov Jul 10, 2022
Japan is preparing for the first flight tests of a scramjet engine, which will most likely be integrated into the Japanese military’s future hypersonic missiles. The tests will be held on July 23 this year at the test site at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency [JAXA] Uchinoura Space Center.
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Japan is developing its own engine for its hypersonic missiles. According to experts, the future energy configuration that will propel rockets or other aircraft will burn the fuel at supersonic speeds. “The aim of this research project is to acquire a model that estimates [the] in-flight combustion phenomenon in [the] scramjet engine,” ATLA said, adding that results will be compared with data obtained from ground-based wind tunnel tests.
The new hypersonic weapons of the Japanese army should improve its combat capability, its effectiveness, as well as guarantee the protection of islands that belong to Japan’s territorial integrity. For example, BulgarianMilitary.com just recalls that Japan and Russia are in conflict over the ownership of the Kuril Islands.
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