(MENAFN- AzerNews) By Alimat Aliyeva
China has developed a guided anti-aircraft missile capable ofhitting aerial targets at a distance of two thousand kilometers, Azernews reports, citing foreign mediaoutlets.
The new rocket is 8 meters long and weighs 2.5 tons and can belaunched from mobile devices. It is designed to shoot down radaraircraft and long-range bombers.
Although there is no complete information about the appearanceof the rocket, it is assumed that it is similar to the Feitian-1hypersonic missile developed two years ago.
According to Chinese experts, the new missile has not yetentered service with the Chinese army, but "is important formaintaining peace and stability on a global and regionalscale."
It should be noted that the flight range of the world's mostadvanced anti-aircraft missiles is no more than several hundredkilometers. Providing target designation when using long-rangeweapons is a problem. Chinese scientists plan to solve this problemwith the help of reconnaissance satellites.
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