China for the first time showed the launch of the YJ-20 hypersonic missile

The People's Liberation Army of China has shown for the first time the launch of the YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile from aboard the Type 055 destroyer. This was reported by the Global Times newspaper on December 28.

"The YJ-20 hypersonic missile was launched from one of the vertical launcher cells The rocket was launched by the "cold" launch method: it was ejected from the VPU cell before the engine was started. According to the China Military Bugle, the missile hit the target," the article says.

The newspaper also cites the opinion of experts that the maneuverable hypersonic missile YJ-20 can hit targets at almost a vertical angle, which makes its interception extremely difficult.

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