Chinese hypersonic missile development and deployment
The developments in this story so far, most recent first.
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· date approximate Development
China's Type 052D destroyer fires YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile
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· date approximate Background
The US Pentagon released an annual assessment stating China possesses a world-leading arsenal of hypersonic missiles.
In a December annual assessment regarding Chinese military modernization, the US Pentagon stated that China possesses a world-leading arsenal of hypersonic missiles. This assessment highlighted that China continued to develop hypersonic technologies for both conventional and nuclear weapons over the course of the year.