China claims to have successfully tested technology to destroy enemy missiles in mid-air. The country’s defense ministry said tests of the medium-range surface-to-air missile had achieved “expected targets”. News Reuters.
China has stepped up research into all types of missiles. These range from the destruction of satellites in space to the defense of ballistic missiles carrying atomic bombs. The research is part of President Xi Jinping’s ambitious modernization project.
Earlier, Beijing conducted an interceptor test of a missile destroyed in mid-air. The last official announcement of such an examination came in February 2021.
Similar tests were conducted in 2016 as well. According to state media, China has been testing missile-destroying systems since 2010. The Defense Ministry said in a brief statement late Sunday that tests of the medium-range ballistic missile had been carried out that night.
It says, ‘This test has reached its desired goal. This test is defensive. The statement did not elaborate.
China and its ally Russia have opposed the deployment of the US missile-destroyer Thad in South Korea. China claims that Thad’s powerful radar system could monitor the country’s territory. China and Russia have also jointly conducted missile destruction exercises.
China has said little about its missile program. Only occasionally
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