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China says it successfully tested two new missiles that can take out military command and communications systems
- State media says the short-range weapons can overcome ‘multilayer defences’ to paralyse an enemy’s information facilities
- Missiles hailed for boosting PLA’s combat capabilities, and military observers say they could be used in event of conflict with Taiwan or United States
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China has successfully tested two short-range conventional missiles designed to take out enemy communications systems, state media reported on Saturday.
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According to state broadcaster China Central Television, the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force recently tested two new missiles that can overcome “complex electromagnetic interference” to destroy facilities in a “fast-reaction” operation.
“[The missiles] successfully hit the target in an enemy camp equipped with multilayer defences several hundred kilometres away and effectively paralysed the enemy’s key communications node,” CCTV reported.
In a rare move, the broadcaster aired footage from the drills in the northwest of the country and said the missiles had expanded the PLA’s combat and defensive capabilities.
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The footage included the missiles’ launch from a military vehicle and interviews with officers saying that the goal was to reduce the time and number of people needed to strike the target. CCTV said the exercise had halved the time needed to carry out such an operation.
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