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The DF-ZF is a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) developed by the People's Republic of China.It is launched by the DF-17 medium-range ballistic missile.The combined weapon system was likely operational by October 2019.
China. Chinese DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle mounted on the DF-17 ballistic missile.. DF-ZF (developed and deployed) / Mach 5–10 [5]; GDF-600 (concept) In addition to a unified payload the Guangdong Aerodynamic Research Academy claims to be exploring fitting the conceptual weapon with various submunitions including what it calls a patrol projectile.
The DF-ZF flight test on 15 November 2017 was launched using a DF-17. [9] [2]The DF-17 and DF-ZF made their first official public appearance during the National Day military parade on 1 October 2019.
China's DongFeng-17 missiles, pictured here, can be equipped with hypersonic glide vehicles, which a team of Chinese scientists posited can be improved through a skip-gliding technique.
A US senior defense analyst said China has the world's "leading hypersonic arsenal," which includes the medium-range Dong Feng-17 ballistic missile equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle.
China reportedly tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic glide vehicle https://www.reuters.com/world/china-surprises-us-with-hypersonic-missile-test-ft-reports-2021-10-17 ...
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.
China showed off its rapidly advancing military technology by unveiling a ... Chinese experts and state media have also claimed the HQ-19 is capable of intercepting hypersonic glide vehicles in ...