CHINA EXHIBITS ADVANCED STRATEGIC WEAPONS – In V-DAY Military Parade
China displayed its advanced strategic strike armaments in a grand military parade in Beijing on Wednesday marking the 80th anniversary of the victory in the Chinese People’s War of Resistance against Japan.
The highly-anticipated armaments displayed by the four formations of the strategic strike group included cruise missiles, hypersonic missiles, and two nuclear missiles formations.
In the cruise missiles formation, China unveiled its ChangJian-20A, YingJi-18C, and ChangJian-1000 cruise missiles, showcasing its long-range precise strike and multi-domain deterrence capabilities.
This was the first time that cruise missiles of the Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force units of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had come together in a joint formation on parade.
Next came the hypersonic missiles formation, which demonstrated the all-weather combat capabilities of the YingJi-21, DongFeng-17, and DongFeng-26D missiles, which excel at breaking through defenses and can hit targets with high precision. In the first formation of nuclear missiles, China unveiled its land-, sea-, and air-based strategic forces as a nuclear triad for the first time.
The triad included the JingLei-1 air-based long-range missile, the JuLang-3 submarine-launched intercontinental missile, the DongFeng-61 land-based intercontinental missile, and a new type DongFeng-31 land-based intercontinental missile.
The second formation of nuclear missiles showcased China’s liquid-fueled intercontinental strategic nuclear missile, the DongFeng-5C, which has a global strike range. All the armaments displayed during the parade are domestically made and in active service.
