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The YJ-21 (Chinese: 鹰击-21; pinyin: Yīngjī-èryāo; lit. 'eagle strike 21') is a Chinese hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile. [1] [2] The missile is possibly based on an export-oriented ballistic missile produced by China, named CM-401, but with more advanced features and capabilities. [3]
The US Department of Defense stated in 2010 that China has developed and reached initial operating capability (IOC) [15] of a conventionally armed [16] high hypersonic [17] land-based anti-ship ballistic missile based on the DF-21.
25 paź 2024 · Beijing's most sophisticated anti-ship ballistic missile, the DF-27, which uses a hypersonic glide vehicle to maneuver to its target, was tested in 2023.
18 maj 2023 · The possible development by China of a new intermediate-range ballistic missile equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle – designated the DF-27 in a leaked American intelligence report – has important implications for its regional war-fighting strategy and for strategic deterrence.
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20 kwi 2022 · If this missile turns out to be the hypersonic YJ-21, the Type 055 cruisers would arguably become the most heavily armed warships worldwide. The Chinese PLA Navy for the first time showed footage of the launch of a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile from a Project 055 destroyer.
4 lut 2023 · For the first time, China has revealed the specifications of its YJ-21 hypersonic anti-ship missile, which was first observed last April during a test launch from a Type 055 cruiser. Alongside air-launched and land-based hypersonic missiles, the YJ-21 signals China’s nascent hypersonic weapons triad for conventional deterrence.
17 lis 2021 · The Dhanush ballistic missile is reported to have an anti-ship capability. It has a range of less than 200 nautical miles and but a very high terminal speed of around Mach 8-9. Launch is via a stabilized platform, typically occupying the helipad of the ship.
