CHINA-PLA: CCTV RELEASES VIDEO SHOWING LAUNCH OF PROBABLY THE DF-17 HYPERSONIC MISSILE
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The state-run CCTV on July 30, just prior to the 95th founding anniversary of the Chinese
People's Liberation Army (PLA) on August 1, revealed a video titled "The capabilities of the
Chinese troops shown in 81 seconds". It featured the launch of what resembles a DF-17 missile.
Experts said (July 31) that it displayed the flexibility of the "aircraft carrier killer" hypersonic
weapon that is almost impossible to intercept, at a time when tension is rising in the Taiwan
Straits amid US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's possible visit to the island of Taiwan. A scene
in the video, showing live-fire launch of a missile from a transporter erector launcher on a
highway in a desert, attracted particular attention by military enthusiasts, who said the missile
resembles the DF-17 hypersonic missile, which has been publicly displayed at the National
Day military parade on October 1, 2019 in Beijing.
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