For Wu Tong, both the explosives section and the radar section are within the scope of her current research on missile optimization.

After communicating with the two elders, Wu Tong's mind, which had been slightly stuck, suddenly became clear, and she had a clearer direction for improvement. These bits of enlightenment became the stepping stones that helped her take another solid step forward.

When developing hypersonic missiles, the first thing that cannot be ignored is the definition of hypersonic missiles.

Hypersonic missiles, in a broad sense, refer to missiles with a maximum speed exceeding Mach 5. Most ballistic missiles also have a maximum speed exceeding Mach 5, which can be considered hypersonic missiles in a broad sense.

However, when people talk about hypersonic missiles now, they usually only refer to hypersonic missiles in a narrow sense, that is, missiles whose main mission is to strike the ground, mainly fly within the atmosphere, have a maximum speed exceeding Mach 5, and can perform large-scale maneuvers.

Mach is a unit of speed, 1 Mach is equal to 1 times the speed of sound, that is to say, in the Earth's atmosphere, the flight speed of a hypersonic missile is 5 times the speed of sound, which is about 6,000 kilometers per hour.

In fact, the hypersonic weapons they are going to develop in the future include not only hypersonic missiles, but also hypersonic aircraft and aerospace planes. These weapons are collectively referred to as hypersonic aircraft.

In addition, there is another type of hypersonic weapon called kinetic weapons, also known as hypersonic projectile weapons.

This weapon can increase the speed of the projectile to more than Mach 5. At this speed, the projectile does not even need to be loaded with gunpowder, and its huge kinetic energy alone can cause destructive effects on many targets.

Of course, one must eat one bite at a time and technology must be upgraded step by step. Wu Tong has a clear positioning for himself. Now he will focus on developing the PL-17 and DF-17 and provide them to the higher authorities as soon as possible for nationwide promotion, thus adding a new chapter to the history of Chinese weapons!

In the world of martial arts, the only way to defeat them is to go faster. Across the sea, in addition to hypersonic missiles, the Earth-based space agency has also proposed the concept of extremely hypersonic missiles, which are even more astonishingly fast, capable of reaching speeds exceeding Mach 10!

However, currently, only a handful of countries possess sufficient technology and experience in hypersonic missiles. Domestically, this technology is still immature. Wu Tong's baseline speed requirement for the PL-17 is Mach 6, and for the DF-17, Mach 8-10. She wants to explore the realm of so-called hypersonic missiles!

After all, in order to deter the scoundrels from spying on the country, the gap must be widened to make people discouraged!

Hypersonic missiles can even hit the target before the target has time to make a defensive response. They must not only be fast, but also have a special flight trajectory. The combination of speed and flight trajectory can greatly increase the difficulty of identification and interception by the target's aerospace defense system, ensuring that the target is effectively hit.

To put it more exaggeratedly, Wu Tong hopes that the big guy she conquers will be fast enough, and the hypersonic missile or the extremely hypersonic missile can ignore the defense of the target and directly attack the most important target, so that the rising China will have enough foundation and be more confident and self-reliant!

As long as they have enough ability, everyone has the ambition to make their country strong. Wu Tong is no exception. She also insists on her own beliefs.

Wu Tong carefully wrote down the obstacles she needed to overcome in order to achieve her goal, opening up her notebook. She enjoyed this kind of in-depth research.

Looking at the information, the problems she has to face are roughly in the areas of thermal protection, high-temperature communication ionization, positioning navigation and timing, maneuverability, aerodynamics, component integration, rapid kill chain, etc.

Wu Tong's mind was working quickly as she thought about how to solve and overcome these problems, and her subordinates were following her thoughts like a storm and taking notes.

Structural design, research and development of high-performance materials, and powerful radar, these three major areas have been optimized, and her PL-17 and DF-17 have been completed as expected.

From a detailed perspective, the technical sections and purposes she needs can be broken down into:

Digital array radar, high-temperature resistant warhead materials, hypersonic penetration, terminal trajectory maneuvering, Qian's ballistics, waverider technology, and accuracy must be controlled within 50 meters...

Wu Tong listed one by one the technologies they needed to overcome, or the goals she wanted to achieve. If these requirements could be met, then she was confident that she could make the DF-17 a true aircraft carrier-killer and add a powerful weapon to the Ningliao.

Heat-resistant materials are Wu Tong's forte. They have extensive experience in this area. If the previously developed materials cannot be used, they can take another step forward on this basis!

High-temperature resistant materials, high-temperature resistant coatings, and excellent missile exterior materials... In fact, judging by the number of technologies, they already have a considerable technical reserve. In the field of heat dissipation coatings, their previous high-temperature resistant coatings have a wide range of applications, which is just right for this purpose.

Innovation was something she should be fully prepared for. Wu Tong had never worried about areas where materials needed improvement.

Derivation direction, Wu Tong confirmed the general direction, followed by mathematical calculations, derived detailed parameters and data, and then used the derivation space to simulate, find loopholes, and make modifications...

Transportation technology, engine technology... Although Wu Tong has more or less mastered many areas of expertise, he has also gained some knowledge of them.

Now that things were really getting serious, Wu Tong felt she needed to stretch and improve the weaker areas. The highest level a wooden barrel could hold was always determined by its weakest point.

The breakthrough direction of materials, the breakthrough direction of design... one by one is reflected in Wu Tong's mind. Wu Tong's eyes turned deep. He would move mountains when encountering mountains and fill the sea when encountering sea. Wu Tong was never afraid of encountering problems.

Technical difficulties and problems. Problems mean that some work hasn't been done properly, which is the best way to self-check. However, Wu Tong has little risk of making mistakes.

"Mr. Wu, we're home!" While Wu Tong was writing at full speed, the car drove Wu Tong to the basement of his home in Yanyuan smoothly with almost no bumps. After Wu Tong put down his pen and obviously finished thinking, An Wenshu reminded him softly.

The first problem Wu Tong faced was that missiles traveling through dense atmosphere at astonishing speeds of 1.7 kilometers per second or even higher would generate intense friction with the air, generating a significant amount of heat. The surface temperature of the missile reached 2200°C, exceeding that of a fighter jet. Using a simple metal heat shield would increase the missile's mass, limiting its range and maneuverability. Therefore, a more advanced approach was required.

In addition, the electronic components inside the monomer generate heat themselves but are difficult to dissipate heat. How to prevent them from spontaneously combusting or melting is also a problem.