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The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, [ a] formerly the Second Artillery Corps, [ b] is the strategic and tactical missile force of the People's Republic of China. The PLARF is the 4th branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and controls China's arsenal of land-based ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles—both nuclear and conventional.
China: In service. HJ-9 missile deployed on WZ-551 ground vehicle platform. [87] AFT-8C/D/E Carrier: Anti-tank missile carrier China: In service. AFT-8C, D, and E variants can mounted on BJ2022 and other light assault vehicles. AFT-11 Carrier: Anti-tank missile carrier China: In service. HJ-11 missile deployed on Dongfeng Mengshi ground vehicle ...
The missile was test fired in 2011 and referenced by Chinese state media in 2015. [3] It was spotted in 2013 mounted on a prototype of Chengdu J-20. [7] The PL-15 entered People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) military service around 2015 [8] to 2017. [3] The carrying platforms include the Chengdu J-10C, the Shenyang J-16 and the Chengdu J-20.
The "distance in the Indo-Pacific and sheer size of (China's) Navy means the U.S. needs more ship-killing missiles that can reach distant targets," Representative Mike Gallagher told Reuters.
PL-17. The PL-17 ( NATO reporting name: CH-AA-12 Auger [ 1]) or PL-20 is an active radar-guided beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by the People's Republic of China for the People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The missile has claimed range more than 400 km (250 mi) and is intended to target high value airborne assets (HVAA ...
China’s rapidly growing arsenal of anti-satellite weapons could cripple America’s military in a crisis and the U.S. is scrambling to shore up its defenses miles above the Earth.
The Antelope system collectively includes targeting, guidance, communications components as well as the missiles themselves. It was developed beginning in 1995 as an outgrowth of the Tien Chien-I missile development program. [ 1] The precise operating range of the Antelope system is variously reported as 9 km, [ 3] 18 km, [ 1] and "4 miles". [ 4]
The Pentagon this week released its annual report on China's military, which touches on wide-ranging issues related to some of the most important developments in China's national security over the ...