ABSTRACT At the forefront of modern aerospace innovation, China’s successful development and testing of an oblique detonation engine (ODE) capable of reaching Mach 16 represents a paradigm shift in hypersonic propulsion. Conducted within the cutting-edge facilities of the JF-12 shock tunnel under the guidance of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, this breakthrough, relying on the … Leggi tutto China’s Breakthrough in Hypersonic Propulsion: The Oblique Detonation Engine’s Mach 16 Milestone and Its Implications for Global Aerospace and Geopolitical Dynamics