{
  "id": 581085,
  "title": "China’s hypersonic weapons can be guided by the stars if GPS fails: report",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/chinas-hypersonic-weapons-can-be-guided-by-the-stars-if-gps-fails-581085",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-11T15:00:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/science/article/3363612/chinas-hypersonic-weapons-can-be-guided-stars-if-gps-fails-report"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China’s hypersonic weapons can now use the stars for guidance when satellite systems like GPS or BeiDou are jammed or fail, according to a project led by the Guangdong Aerospace Research Academy that passed its final expert review on Monday. According to a report published by the academy on August 10, researchers set out to tackle the challenge of developing a star-based navigation system that…",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
        "title": "China’s hypersonic weapons can be guided by the stars if GPS fails: report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/chinas-hypersonic-weapons-can-be-guided-by-the-stars-if-gps-fails",
        "published": "2026-08-11T15:00:06.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}