Chinese authorities did not want to disclose in advance information about the presence of DF-27 hypersonic missiles in service. It was reported with reference to a military source. South China Morning Post (SCMP).
According to the publication, the PRC missile forces had DF-27s even before 2019, but the Chinese People’s Liberation Army “did not want to reveal this trump card so soon.”
According to an SCMP source, the Chinese hypersonic missile is designed to be able to equip it with different types of warheads. He noted that the DF-27 combines the characteristics of the DF-17 missiles, which can fly five times faster than sound at a distance of up to 1.5 thousand km, and the DF-21D missiles, which are called “aircraft carriers”. killers.” It is stated that they can carry several warheads and have a range of 1.8 thousand km.
Former US Army Secretary Christine Wormuth declaration The House of Representatives Armed Services Committee (AC) heard that the United States Army plans to deploy hypersonic missiles in 2023, despite the recent cancellation of testing such weapons.
New dates are scheduled for the test, which should be canceled, according to Warmuth. The minister emphasized that the battery from the Lewis-McChord joint base of the Army and the US Air Force, which will deploy the relevant system, has already been trained with its equipment.