China Tests Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles


PrintEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInCopy Link

China recently test fired two DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missiles, according to People’s Liberation Army (PLA) footage released on August 3. In a subsequent August 6 report, state media reported the launches were part of a “cross-regional confrontational exercise” to verify missile camouflage, maneuvering, and launch under operational conditions. The exercises are expected to continue over the next one to two months. The DF-26 has a range of 4,000 km and entered PLA service around 2015. 

PrintEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInCopy Link

Cite this Page

Masao Dahlgren, "China Tests Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missiles," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, August 6, 2020, last modified August 6, 2020, https://missilethreat.csis.org/china-tests-intermediate-range-ballistic-missiles/.