China’s Rocket Force Tests ‘Carrier Killer’ DF-26 Ballistic Missiles
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by Kristin Huang, 10 June 2021, https://www.scmp.com/
* Video of PLA rocket force training shows rapid-response drill deploying missiles with 4,000km range that can be used in nuclear or conventional strikes
* Showing enhanced strike capability against naval vessels sent a warning to foreign forces ‘not to meddle in China’s core interests’, says military analyst
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China’s rocket force has conducted firing exercises involving “carrier killer” DF-26 ballistic missiles. A missile brigade under the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force recently held launch practice in an unspecified training field at night to improve its combat ability, China National Radio reported on Tuesday. In the exercise, the brigade practised the fast transfer of missiles to another location to launch a second wave of missiles, a drill to train the brigade’s fast-response capabilities, the report said.
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