Again, China is pushing the frontier of military weapons technology!
"This remarkable anti-ship weapon would run an innovative boron-powered ramjet engine that works in both air and water. Supersonic in the air and supercavitating under the water, it could strike farther and faster than any conventional torpedo. ...
In the air, it would cruise at up to Mach 2.5, at altitudes about 10,000 m (32,800 ft), for distances up to 200 km (124 miles). It would then dive low and skim the waves for as much as 20 km (12.4 miles) to avoid detection. About 10 km (6.2 miles) from its target – or indeed, whenever necessary – it would plunge into the water and become a supercavitating torpedo, reducing drag by traveling in a bubble of air to maintain speeds up to 100 m/sec (224 mph/360 km/h).
It would produce enormous thrust while breathing air or seawater, due to a supersonic ramjet engine running on solid fuel rods containing around 60% boron, which reacts violently and produces enormous heat in either air or water. Boron has been used extensively in propulsion fuels, from jet fuel additives to solid nanotube fuels for hypersonic propulsion systems ..."
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