Russia to Replace Damaged S-400 Missile Shipment to China
On February 18, Sergey Chemezov, CEO of Russian defense contractor Rostec, revealed that a ship delivering S-400 missiles to China was damaged in a storm in the English Channel. The…
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China Releases Footage of DF-26 Launch
On January 23, China Central Television (CCTV) released footage of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) launching two DF-26 IRBMs in a live-fire exercise. Chinese missile experts suggested the…
Taiwanese Navy Video Shows Hsiung Feng III Sea Launch
On January 1, the Taiwanese Navy released a promotional video entitled “Toward 2019,” showing the first public footage of its Hsiung Feng III antiship missile launching from a Tuo Chiang-class…
China Conducts BMD Test with S-400
Reports in late December suggest China conducted its first ballistic intercept test of the Russian-made S-400 Triumf (SA-21 “Growler”) in November at an undisclosed location. The S-400 reportedly intercepted a…
China Flight Tests New JL-3 SLBM
On November 24, China’s Navy conducted its first flight test of the JL-3 submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). The test took place in the Bohai Sea and, according to one report,…
China Completes Development of AR-1B Missile
On November 13, IHS Jane’s reported that the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) has completed development of its AR-1B precision missile. During Airshow China 2018, a CASC spokesperson…
Image Confirms Chinese Ground-Launched YJ-12 ASCM
An image released online in early November appears to show a ground-launched version of China’s YJ-12 antiship cruise missile. The missile is paired with a five-axle TEL, similar to that…
China Unveils New Antiship Ballistic Missile at Air Show
On November 6, China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Limited (CASIC) unveiled its new short-range hypersonic antiship ballistic missile, called CM-401, at the Zhuhai Air Show. The weapon system was…
China Test Fires HD-1 Supersonic Cruise Missile
On October 15, China’s Guangdong Hongda Mining Company test fired its new HD-1 supersonic cruise missile nicknamed “aircraft carrier killer” in a discreet location in Northern China. According to a…
China’s PLANAF Acquires New H-6J Bomber
Satellite imagery taken on September 7 of Guiping-Mengshu People’s Liberation Army Navy Air Force (PLANAF) air base reportedly shows that China has acquired at least four Xian H-6J bombers. Currently,…