China’s Harbin guided missile destroyer, left, and the DDG-139 Ningbo Sovremenny-class Type-956EM destroyer, right. AP
China’s unveils new hypersonic anti-ship missile
China is showing off some of its latest weapons, which includes a new hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile — the CM-401.
The missile’s terminal velocity is said to be somewhere between Mach 4 and Mach 6. Combined with an irregular flight path, the weapon’s speed makes it challenging to intercept.
The weapon could be launched from both land and sea and is said to be capable of eliminating a hostile ship in one hit.
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