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New radar system immune to ‘radar killer’ missiles

  Radar expert Liu Yongtan (right) and defense engineering expert Qian Qihu were given the 2018 State Preeminent Science and Technology Award — the nation’s highest scientific award — in Beijing on Tuesday. Photo: VCG China’s maritime early warning radar system is immune to “radar killer” missiles and is capable of detecting stealth aircraft, according …

China showcases cluster of ‘aircraft carrier killer’ missiles

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force showcases a cluster of 10 DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles in a 2019 promotional video. Photo: screenshot of China Central Television In a rare move, the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force displayed 10 DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles in a recent video, as China reaffirmed the weapon’s capability …

Chinese military gives hints about the true nature of Sunday’s UFO sightings across China China’s new SLBM to have longer range, higher accuracy: experts

On Monday, the People’s Liberation Army Navy posts a file photo of the firing of a submarine-launched ballistic missile on Sina Weibo, China’s Twitter-like social media, asking, “Do you believe [there are] UFOs, too?” Photo: screenshot of Sina Weibo The UFO sightings across multiple provinces in China on Sunday were likely the result of a …

China’s second aircraft carrier in likely sixth sea trial, comprehensive tests expected: report

China’s first domestically built aircraft carrier, the Type 001A, docks at the shipyard of Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co Ltd in Dalian, Northeast China’s Liaoning Province on May 13, 2019. Photo: IC China’s second aircraft carrier seems to have embarked on its sixth sea trial on Saturday, judging from online videos, pictures, and an announcement of …

Intelligent microgrid in S. China Sea to aid civil, military development Power network to boost civil, military development

China’s first remote-island intelligent microgrid officially went into operation on Yongxing Island in the South China Sea on Sunday in a move that Chinese experts hailed as beneficial to regional civil and military development. The small power grid increases the island’s power supply eightfold and can operate independently or in conjunction with Hainan Province’s main …