Sunday, April 21, 2013

China Deploys It's Anti-Carrier Missiles

Photo: China's anti-ship ballistic missile. China.org.cn

China’s Anti-Carrier Missile Now Opposite Taiwan, Flynn Says -- Bloomberg

The Chinese military has deployed its new anti-ship ballistic missile along its southern coast facing Taiwan, the Pentagon’s top military intelligence officer said today.

The missile, designated the DF-21D, is one of a “growing number of conventionally armed” new weapons China is deploying to the region, adding to more than 1,200 short-range missiles opposite the island democracy, U.S. Army Lieutenant General Michael Flynn, the Defense Intelligence Agency director, said in a statement to the Senate Armed Services Committee.

Flynn’s reference to the DF-21D follows one made by U.S. Navy Admiral Samuel Locklear, head of the U.S. Pacific Command, in congressional testimony on April 9. He highlighted the “initial deployment of a new anti-ship missile that we believe is designed to target U.S. aircraft carriers.”

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More News On China Deploying The DF-21D

China Deploys Anti-Ship Missile Off Taiwan -- Financial Times
China adds ‘carrier killer’ to missiles facing Taiwan -- Taipei Times
Chinese ships testing the waters -- The Daily Star
Breaking China's DF-21D missile kill chain: US expert -- China.org.cn
The A2/AD Hit List -- Harry Kazianis, The Diplomat

My Comment: There is now a lot of truth to this analysis.

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