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Ranks of the PLA Air Force. v. t. e. 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 ...
t. e. The People's Liberation Army ( PLA) is the military of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and the People's Republic of China. It consists of four services — Ground Force, Navy, Air Force, and Rocket Force — and four arms — Aerospace Force, Cyberspace Force, Information Support Force, and Joint Logistics Support Force.
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: 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 DF-ZF is a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) developed by the People's Republic of China. It is launched by the DF-17 medium-range ballistic missile. The combined weapon system was likely operational by October 2019. [ 2][ 3] The United States once referred to the DF-ZF as the WU-14. [ 1] The DF-17 was previously referred to as the DF-ZF.
Missile defense systems are a type of missile defense intended to shield a country against incoming missiles, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) or other ballistic missiles. The United States, Russia, India, France, Israel, Italy, United Kingdom, China and Iran have all developed missile defense systems. [ 1]
Description. The United States believes the YJ-18 is similar to, [ 4] or is a copy of, [ 3] the Russian 3M-54 Klub. According to the United States Department of Defense, the YJ-18 has a subsonic cruise mode and a supersonic terminal attack. [ 4] Performance estimates include a range of 290 nautical miles (330 mi; 540 km), [ 5] with a threat ...
The Aegis Combat System (ACS) implements advanced command and control (command and decision, or C&D, in Aegis parlance). It is composed of the Aegis Weapon System (AWS), the fast-reaction component of the Aegis Anti-Aircraft Warfare (AAW) capability, along with the Phalanx Close In Weapon System (CIWS), and the Mark 41 Vertical Launch System. [ 2]