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The Arrow is considered one of the most advanced missile defense programs currently in existence. [24] It is the first operational missile defense system specifically designed and built to intercept and destroy ballistic missiles. [25] [26] The first Arrow battery was declared fully operational in October 2000.
The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, [a] formerly the Second Artillery Corps, [b] is the strategic and tactical missile force of the People's Republic of China.The PLARF is the 4th branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and controls China's arsenal of land-based ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles—both nuclear and conventional.
The People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) is the naval branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), the armed forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLAN force consists of approximately 250,000 men and over a hundred major combat vessels, organized into three fleets: the North Sea Fleet, the East Sea Fleet, and the South Sea Fleet.
The Pentagon's report for 2024 said Beijing is likely developing advanced missile systems "in part due to long-term concerns about United States missile defense capabilities."
The US military shot down a ballistic missile for the first time from Guam this week, marking a significant step toward strengthening defenses on the Pacific island well within reach of China's ...
The Type 052B (NATO/OSD Luyang I-class destroyer [5]) is a class of guided-missile destroyers in the Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy Surface Force (PLAN). The Type 052B was China's first modern destroyer design [6] [7] and the first Chinese design to incorporate true medium-range air defence capability in the form of Russian Shtil-1 (improved navalized Buk, NATO designation SA-N-12 ...
The Coastal Defence Force is a land-based fighting force that mostly consists of several batteries of mobile anti-ship missiles, plus a Surface to air missile component. Its main mission is to protect shore facilities, deny the use of China's near seas to enemy vessels, and prevent any coastal landings.
In 2008, during the development of the JL-2 submarine-launched ballistic missile, it was reported that China was considering modifying the missile to accommodate an anti-satellite warhead to give it a sea-based anti-satellite capability. [6] A 2016 US Congress report warns about China developing space weapons to destroy American satellites. [7]