中国证实进行了高超音速导弹传送器试验

China has conducted an experimental flight of a hypersonic missile delivery vehicle designed to travel several times faster than the speed of sound.

Beijing's Defense Ministry did not comment on the outcome of the test, which it called scientific in nature and not targeted at any particular country.

The Pentagon confirmed, but would not comment on, the Chinese test, which comes as some in the U.S. worry about China's rapid military growth.

If perfected, hypersonic technology could allow countries to strike targets anywhere in the world within minutes, going undetected by missile defense systems.

The test was first reported by the Washington Free Beacon, which quoted U.S. officials who said the vehicle flew at Mach 10, or 10 times the speed of sound.中国进行了高超音速飞行器试验，这种飞行器的速度是音速的数倍。

中国国防部没有对试验结果发表评论，声称这次试验是科学性质，并非针对任何特定国家。

五角大楼证实了这一消息，但没有发表评论，目前一些美国人对中国军力迅速增长感到担忧。

如果高超音技术得到完善，拥有这种技术的国家就能避开导弹防御系统，在几分钟内打击世界任何地区的目标。

华盛顿自由灯塔网站率先报道了有关这次试验的消息，并援引美国官员的话说，这种飞行器的速度为10马赫，即音速的10倍。