China’s new anti-ship missile: a Pacific nightmare for the US?

Chinese missiles are carried through Tiananmen Square during a military parade marking 60th anniversary of China in Beijing. (Photo: AAP)

Author: Harry Kazianis, e-IR

A lot of talk has surrounded China’s new anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM), the DF-21D, over the last two years.

The missile is fired from a mobile truck-mounted launcher into the atmosphere, with over-the-horizon radar, satellite tracking and possibly unmanned aerial vehicles each providing guidance. Read more…