Abstract: Vortex shocks may be found inside the bow shock wave onsupersonic slender bodies at a high angles of attack. A numerical studyis performed by using Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equations ,k\omega-sst and Badwin-Lomax turbulence models. It is shown that thevortex shocks are associated with the virtual double cone-like deflection of thesupersonic stream by the primary vortices.