China Fires YJ-20 Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile From Smaller Destroyer

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China Fires YJ-20 Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile From Smaller Destroyer

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China has deployed the YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile on its smaller Type 052D destroyers, expanding the missile's strategic distribution beyond the larger Type 055 vessels. This move enhances China's naval area-control capabilities.

Putting YJ-20s on Type 052D destroyers, not just the giant Type 055, distributes the capability across many more hulls and potentially a much larger area. The post China Fires YJ-20 Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile From Smaller Destroyer appeared first on TWZ.

World Security Conflict Politics China YJ-20 missile hypersonic weapons Type 052D destroyer naval strategy military capabilities

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