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In April 2013, Taiwan's National Security Bureau head reported to the Legislative Yuan that the DF-41 was still in development, and not yet deployed. [10]The U.S. Department of Defense in its 2013 report to Congress on China's military developments made no explicit mention of the DF-41, but did state that "China may also be developing a new road-mobile ICBM, possibly capable of carrying a ...
The Taian HTF5980 is a 16x16 TEL that specialises in carrying superheavy ICBMs like the aforementioned DF-41s or sometimes the DF-31AG. [1] It is the first eight-axis self-propelled chassis made in China, equipped with a multi-axis steering system to meet the requirements of high manoeuvrability for a ground vehicle of such size.
China's first completely indigenous anti-ship missile program was the YJ8 series. This missile externally appears similar to the French Exocet and American Harpoon, but is essentially a Chinese designed weapon system. The basic YJ8 appeared in the early 1980s, with a short range of 22 miles (40 or so km).
China's nuclear arsenal has grown faster than any other country, on track to potentially rival the US and Russian stockpiles by the end of the decade. China's missile arsenal may soon rival the US.
The decision to develop a new pistol was made in 1987 to replace the Type 54/64/77. [4] Research and development started in 1992. [4] Development of the QSZ-92 pistol began in 1994 and was adopted by the People's Liberation Army's forces in 1998. The export variants (9×19mm versions) include the CF-98 (barrel life c. 8,000 rds) and the NP-42 ...
China's DF-26 IRBM is a two-stage missile capable of reaching targets out to roughly 4,000 km. The weapon entered service in 2016 after being officially unveiled during China's 2015 parade ...
105 mm assault gun China: Assault gun variant based on ZBL-19 chassis. ZTL-11: 105 mm assault gun China: Assault gun variant based on ZBL-08 chassis. PTL-02: 100 mm assault gun 250 [40] China: Assault gun variant based on WZ-551 infantry fighting vehicle chassis. Tank destroyers PTZ-89: 120 mm tank destroyer 230 [40] China: Missile carriers AFT ...
The PL-15 is developed by Luoyang-based China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA). [8] The missile was test fired in 2011 and referenced by Chinese state media in 2015. [3] It was spotted in 2013 mounted on a prototype of Chengdu J-20. [9] The PL-15 entered People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) military service around 2015 [10] to 2017. [3]