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At these extreme speeds, though, the surface temperature of the weapon can exceed 3,600 degrees Fahrenheit (2,000 °C), creating a sheath of hot plasma around it, leading to a radio blackout. This can create problems when communicating with the weapon, especially when a strike needs to be called out. Communicating with hypersonic weapons Last year, engineers with the Chinese military claimed that they had managed to penetrate the plasma barrier by using high-power transmitters. According to SCMP's report, the first of its kind in the world technology was successful in communicating with a missile traveling at Mach 20 by using...
