US Fleet Threat: China has successfully tested and launched a new DF-27 hypersonic rocket-media

The journalists of The Washington Post write about it, referring to over -secret documents that have leaked into the network. It is reported that according to the "merged" secret report of American intelligence of February 28, the People's Liberation Army of China (NVAK) three days earlier successfully tested a new Hypersonic Ballistic Medium-range Ballistic missile DF-27. It allegedly flew 2100 km in 12 minutes, although its range can reach up to 8000 km.

"DF-27 is designed to increase China's ability to keep the target outside the second chain of islands (IDZU island, Ogasavara island, Kadzan Archipelago, Mariana Islands, including GUAM Island-Ed. Ed. ) Anti -missile defense, "the US intelligence said. The report clarified that China launched versions of the new DF-27 missile, capable of attacking not only land targets but also ships.

The new rocket is only one of the rapidly expanding Arsenal elements, which Beijing unfolds as much of the South Chinese Sea is militarization. Views note that in addition to this type of China's weapon, the Navy has been increasing, expanding its presence in the Pacific Islands and increasing nuclear potential since the Cold War. Thus, the deployment of such rockets will allow the Chinese military to keep American ships a long distance during a likely invasion of Taiwan.

Although the governments of Egypt, Israel and South Korea claim that this information is not true, journalists believe that China is rapidly increasing its potential to strike a thousand kilometers from its shores, preventing the United States's intervention in the Taiwan situation. Earlier it was reported that after unsuccessful trials, the US military refused to purchase hypersonic weapons rapid response AGM-183a Arrw.