Video teases new Chinese blackout bomb that can knock out enemy power stations
Animation shared by state broadcaster shows what appears to be graphite bomb designed to disrupt command and control systems
A social media channel run by CCTV shared an animated video showing the weapon being launched from a land-based vehicle before ejecting 90 cylinder-shaped submunitions.
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Video teases new Chinese blackout bomb that can knock out enemy power stations
The weapon aims to disrupt enemy command and control systems by triggering widespread electrical outages over an area of at least 10,000 square metres (107,639 sq ft), according to the channel.
However, the broadcaster offered no details about the weapon’s designation or its status. It referred to the weapon as “a mysterious type of domestically made missile”. It remains unclear which stage of development it has reached, or if it has been deployed by the Chinese military.
While CCTV did not explicitly identify the weapon as a graphite bomb, its characteristics closely match known graphite munitions.
According to the video, it has a range of 290km (180 miles) and a warhead weighing 490kg (1,080lbs), making it suitable for attacks on military substations and other electrical infrastructure.