The People's Liberation Army of China has a new hypersonic ballistic missile. It is called
What is known
A ballistic missile is likely to bypassAmerican air defense systems and can strike any target in Southeast or East Asia. This is reported by The Washington Post, citing secret documents of American intelligence leaked to the Internet.
At the end of winter 2023, the Chinese army conductedsuccessful testing of a hypersonic ballistic missile. As part of the tests, the rocket covered 2100 km in 12 minutes. This means that the flight speed was 10,500 km/h, which corresponds to Mach 8.5. The maximum launch range of the DF-27 reaches 5000-8000 km.
According to The Washington Post, the Chinese armywas able to deploy several missiles, including modifications capable of destroying not only ground targets, but also ships. How many DF-27 missiles China has in total is not specified at the moment.
Also, do not forget that China does not planstop the nuclear modernization program. China is building some 350 silos for ICBMs, as well as hundreds of nuclear warheads and mobile launchers for intermediate and long-range missiles.