China: DF-17 Missile Launch Video Released!
-A video will be released on August 1st-
Chinese state broadcaster:
CCTV shows footage of a DF-17 medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) launch.
Released to coincide with the 95th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
An infographic of the DF-17 missile system tipped with the DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)
was also released on the same day by state-owned English newspaper Global Times.
The DF-17 is a road-mobile MRBM
that is believed to be deployed with the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) since 2020.
The number of DF-17s that were shown in an October 2019 parade suggests that the weapon is operational.
The 2020 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists report on Chinese nuclear forces
estimates the maximum range of the DF-17 to be more than 1,800 km.
The report also indicated assertions from the US Strategic Command that the DF-17 is capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear payloads.
The footage of the DF-17’s launch
was released just days ahead of a highly charged visit by US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to the Asia-Pacific region.
Pelosi is making stops in Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan during the visit from 1 August onwards.
Chine : diffusion de la vidéo de lancement du missile DF-17 !
-Une vidéo sortira le 1er août-
Radiodiffusion publique chinoise :
CCTV montre des images d’un lancement de missile balistique à moyenne portée (MRBM) DF-17.
Publié pour coïncider avec le 95e anniversaire de la fondation de l’Armée populaire de libération (APL).
China: DF-17-Raketenstartvideo veröffentlicht!
-Ein Video wird am 1. August veröffentlicht-
Chinesischer Staatssender:
CCTV zeigt Aufnahmen vom Start einer DF-17-Mittelstreckenrakete (MRBM).
Freigelassen anlässlich des 95. Jahrestages der Gründung der Volksbefreiungsarmee (PLA).