Chinese Company Mass-Producing $99,000 Hypersonic Missiles with Shipping Container Launchers
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Summary
A private Chinese company has developed and is mass-producing the YKJ-1000 hypersonic missile for $99,000, comparable to the price of a Tesla Model X. The low-cost missile can be launched from shipping container-like launchers, creating a significant cost asymmetry where defense systems would spend far more to intercept it than the missile costs to produce. The article discusses how this represents a radical shift in modern warfare economics.
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This missile, the YKJ-1000 is being marketed for sale, at a reported price of $99,000, and it's in mass production now after successful tests.
That is far below what countries will spend to target and shoot down the missile if it's heading their way.
The launcher looks like any one of the tens of millions of shipping containers floating around on the ocean.
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