Thursday, January 24, 2013

Is China Testing It's 'Carrier Killer'?


Did China Test its “Carrier-Killer?” -- Harry Kazianis, The Diplomat

Want China Times is reporting that China may have tested its new anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), the DF-21D.

The DF-21D, sometimes referred to as a "carrier-killer," is fired from a mobile truck-mounted launcher into the atmosphere, with assistance from over-the-horizon radar, satellite tracking and possibly unmanned aerial vehicles where a warhead is delivered to its target at a speed greater than sound.

Want China Times explains:

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My Comment:
The Chinese have been talking about this weapons program for years .... it makes sense to me if they are now starting to test it.

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