New Chinese rocket engine stuns experts with physics-defying manoeuvrability VIDEO

China has successfully conducted tests of a cutting-edge rocket engine for a hypersonic missile that defence experts describe as virtually "defying the laws of physics."

A video republished on a Russian defence blog shows a flying object moving through the sky, making an almost instantaneous 180-degree turn at hypersonic speed, Caliber.Az reports.

According to the description accompanying the initial recording on the "Militarist" Telegram channel, this incredible aerial manoeuvre demonstrates unique performance characteristics unattainable by most modern aircraft.

The Russian Topnews defence blog reports that the engine enables acceleration of up to Mach 2.6 (a unit describing an aircraft's speed compared with the speed of sound in air, with Mach 1 equating to the speed of sound) and can reach speeds ranging from 16,000 to 20,000 kilometers per hour.

If the claimed specifications are confirmed, the blog argues the Chinese invention could represent a technological breakthrough capable of shifting the balance of power in the field of high-speed weaponry.

"The ability to execute instantaneous manoeuvres at hypersonic speeds has long been considered an extremely difficult challenge, even for the world’s leading aerospace powers," it reports.

The article notes that official Chinese information agencies have yet to commented on the reported tests or disclose further technical specifications.

By Nazrin Sadigova