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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.
May 24, 2024 at 5:13 AM. By Bernard Orr and Yimou Lee. BEIJING/TAIPEI (Reuters) -China staged mock missile strikes and dispatched fighter jets carrying live missiles along with bombers on Friday ...
July 13, 2024 at 9:46 AM. TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan's Defense Ministry said Saturday it was monitoring “waves of test-firing” by China's missile unit in a region more than 1,600 ...
The missile was developed by the Chungshan Institute of Science and Technology and has a range of about 1,200–2,000 kilometres (750–1,240 mi) kilometers. It has a ramjet engine with a solid rocket booster capable of a supersonic speed of Mach 3 or 1,030 m/s (2,300 mph). It can carry a semi-armor piercing high explosive and fragmentation ...
Air-to-air missiles of the People's Republic of China (14 P) Anti-ballistic missiles of the People's Republic of China (5 P) Anti-radiation missiles of the People's Republic of China (2 P) Anti-ship missiles of the People's Republic of China (1 C, 1 P) Anti-tank guided missiles of the People's Republic of China (7 P)
U.S., Japan and South Korea to reveal new joint defenses against Chinese and North Korean missiles Dan De Luce and Megan Lebowitz and Jennifer Jett Updated August 17, 2023 at 4:21 AM
The Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is a new series of GPS-guided missiles, which will begin to replace ATACMS missiles in 2024. PrSM carries a newly designed area-effects warhead and has a range of 60–499 km (37–310 mi). PrSM missiles can be launched from the M270A2 and the HIMARS, with rockets pods containing 2 missiles.
Also featured at the event were the JL-2 submarine-launched strategic missile believed to be standard weaponry for China's nuclear-powered subs, as well as the CJ-100 cruise missile.