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Video: China fires new shockwave-riding hypersonic missile in first live-fire test
Chinese state media has released the first official footage showing a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile being launched from a frontline warship, offering a rare look at a weapon system that analysts say could significantly complicate naval missile defense.
China has signalled that its YJ-20 hypersonic ship-to-ship missile is ready for mass production with the release of a video showing the advanced weapon being put through its “finalisation test”. The footage of the YJ-20 being fired from the vertical launch system (VLS) of the Type 055 destroyer Wuxi was posted to social media on Sunday by China Military Bugle,
An official Chinese media report on Sunday unveiled the moment when a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile was launched from a Type 055 large destroyer of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Navy.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said he had urged Chinese leader Xi Jinping to help him curb Pyongyang's nuclear programme and suggested a freeze in its development of weapons of mass destruction
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un cited the need for Pyongyang to maintain a powerful nuclear deterrent in its first ballistic missile test of the year.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw hypersonic missile firing drills, state media reported Monday, citing a "grave geopolitical crisis" following U.S. military action in Venezuela.