Friday, January 27, 2017

China Is Testing New Missiles That Could Put US Air Superiority At Risk

Image shows the unnamed Chinese long range missile that could be a big problem for the US. dafeng cao via Twitter

China Daily: PLA may have new air-to-air missile

An image released online by the Chinese Air Force has led to speculation that the military is testing a beyond-visual-range, air-to-air missile in combat drills.

The photo, recently uploaded to the People's Liberation Army website, shows a J-11B twin-engine fighter jet carrying a large missile - it stretches about one-fourth of the length of the 22-meter-long aircraft - during Red Sword 2016, an aerial warfare exercise over a northwestern desert in November.

Nearly 100 aircraft as well as air defense and electronic countermeasure units from two theater commands participated in the exercise, the Air Force said.

It comes after photographs circulated on weapons websites late last year of a Chinese J-16 strike fighter carrying a nearly identical missile.

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More News On China Testing A New Air-To-Air Missile System

China tests new extremely long-range missile that could muscle the US out of the South China Sea -- Business Insider
China may have tested new 400-km range air-to-air missile: Reports -- Indian Express
China’s New Missiles Could Put US Air Superiority At Risk -- Daily Caller
Chinese Media Suspect Work on New Super-Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile Underway -- Sputnik

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