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"China's far-reaching, anti-ship ballistic missile the DF-26 has been mobilized to Northwest China's plateau and desert areas, reported China's national broadcaster on Tuesday after a US warship trespassed into China's territorial waters off the Xisha Islands in the South China Sea on Monday.
The DF-26 is China's new generation of intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of targeting medium and large ships at sea. It can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads.
. . .
The report is a good reminder that China is capable of safeguarding its territory, the anonymous expert said. "Even when launched from deeper inland areas of China, the DF-26 has a range far-reaching enough to cover the South China Sea."
It can hit targets 4,500 kilometers away, china.com reported, making it capable of striking targets including US naval bases in Guam in the western Pacific.
In April 2018, Ministry of National Defense announced that the missile has officially joined the PLA Rocket Force. "
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/198931/china-deploys-ship_killer-df_26-missiles-to-nw-plateau.html
Must be nice. :
The DF-26 is China's new generation of intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of targeting medium and large ships at sea. It can carry both conventional and nuclear warheads.
. . .
The report is a good reminder that China is capable of safeguarding its territory, the anonymous expert said. "Even when launched from deeper inland areas of China, the DF-26 has a range far-reaching enough to cover the South China Sea."
It can hit targets 4,500 kilometers away, china.com reported, making it capable of striking targets including US naval bases in Guam in the western Pacific.
In April 2018, Ministry of National Defense announced that the missile has officially joined the PLA Rocket Force. "
http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/198931/china-deploys-ship_killer-df_26-missiles-to-nw-plateau.html
Must be nice. :
