China’s Anti-Hypersonic Radar: A New Strategic Threat to India

China’s deployment of a giant anti-hypersonic large phased array radar marks a decisive escalation in the military technology race across Asia. This Global Eye Intelligence report provides a comprehensive strategic and technical assessment of a radar system capable of detecting and tracking hypersonic missiles and aircraft at ranges of up to 5,000 km, fundamentally altering the regional security equation.

The report explains how this radar—likely positioned in strategically sensitive zones such as the Tibetan Plateau—enables China to monitor Indian missile launches in near real time, compress decision-making timelines, and strengthen layered air and missile defence. With advanced S-band architecture, massive antenna arrays, sophisticated signal processing, and strong counter-countermeasure capabilities, the system enhances China’s early-warning dominance while complicating India’s deterrence calculus.

Beyond hardware, the analysis explores tactical, strategic, and geopolitical implications: erosion of second-strike credibility, increased Chinese operational tempo, and heightened pressure on India to accelerate electronic warfare, cyber operations, hypersonic countermeasures, and next-generation missile defence. The report also outlines plausible Indian response options—ranging from EW disruption and cyber counter-radar strategies to diplomatic stabilisation mechanisms.

Wars of the future will be decided by who sees first, tracks fastest, and denies reaction time. Those who understand China’s radar leap today will anticipate tomorrow’s balance of power. Follow Global Eye Intelligence to stay ahead of emerging military technologies before they redefine deterrence.