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[Skywalker]

China’s Carrier-Killing KD-21 Ballistic Missile Shown as Part of CH-Series UCAV’s Munitions
Published on: October 16, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Parth Satam Parth Satam
CH-9 KD-21
The KD-21 (or 2PZD-21) ALBM before what is believed to be a CH-9 UCAV. (Image credit: @琴石2022 from Weibo shared by ‘@Rupprecht_A’ on X)
The KD-21 is a serious strategic weapon that has been appearing underneath the H-6K bombers. Chinese commanders would not mind if a UCAV can fire a strategic weapon at half the operational cost and risk compared to a bomber.
A photo, emerged online, shows a Chinese KD-21 (2PZD-21) ALBM (Air-Launched Ballistic Missile) in front of a CH-series UCAV, amid other air-to-ground munitions and massive sensor pods on its hardpoints. The KD-21 is a serious strategic weapon that has been appearing underneath the H-6K bombers for two years now, and in June 2024 leading Chinese military aviation researcher Andreas Rupprecht shared a picture showing the aircraft carrying what looked like four of the munitions. In May, the H-6K was also captured on video while dropping the weapon.

https://theaviationist.com/2024/10/16/kd-21-ch-series/

[Skywalker]

Auf der Zuhai Airshow 2024 wurde zum ersten Mal eine Animation des H-20 Bomber gezeigt.

https://x.com/Defence_IDA/status/1855515...aY9Yw&s=19

[Schneemann]

Und die Infos zur neuen CH-7-Langstreckendrohne wurden auch erweitert:

China’s Stealth CH-7 Long-Endurance Drone Emerges

The large flying-wing CH-7 drone has gone through several iterations but is reportedly due to complete its development imminently. [...] Video and stills released by Chinese state media today show the drone on a so-far unidentified runway, taxiing down it day and night — although we don’t see it in the air. The yellow-colored coat of primer is frequently seen on Chinese aircraft during its test phase. Meanwhile, a pair of apparent air data probes on the leading edges of the wing point to this being a prototype or perhaps a pre-production machine. [...]

The drone was first unveiled in the form of a full-scale mockup at Airshow China 2018 in Zhuhai. At this point, it looked very much like a Chinese clone of the Northrop Grumman X-47B UCAV, with the same modified ‘cranked kite’ wing, although it featured canted wingtips instead of the triangular wingtip edges found on the U.S. aircraft. [...]

In the process, the dimensions of the drone also changed. In its 2018 form, published figures included a wingspan of 22 meters (72 feet), while the 2022 model represented a drone with a wingspan of 26 meters (85 feet). Other published specifications, which remain provisional, include a length of 10 meters (33 feet), a maximum takeoff weight of 10,000 kilograms (22,000 pounds), a maximum speed of 926 km/h (575 mph), and an endurance of up to 15 hours. These all apply to the 2022 version of the drone.

https://www.twz.com/air/chinas-stealth-c...ne-emerges.

Schneemann

[voyageur]

Dual Fault Lines in China’s Military: Weapons Fail, Generals Jailed
QRF
Author : Atul Kumar
Expert Speak Raisina Debates
Published on May 23, 2025

Dual Fault Lines In China S Military Weapons Fail Generals Jailed

China’s military falters as its weapon systems fail in Pakistan and top generals get purged, exposing cracks in Beijing’s ambitions for global power.

On 9 March 2022, a BrahMos missile —launched accidentally due to a technical malfunction near Ambala—crashed in Mian Channu, Khanewal district, Pakistan. Though the missile was unarmed, the incident exposed a far critical vulnerability: the conspicuous failure of Chinese-supplied air defence systems deployed in Pakistan. Despite Pakistan’s claims that its radar tracked the missile from launch to impact, it did not attempt to intercept it. This inaction raised early doubts about the efficacy of China’s HQ-9 and HQ-16 Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) systems, which have now been confirmed. During the recently concluded ‘Operation Sindoor’, Chinese air defence platforms failed to protect military installations in Pakistan. Multiple airbases were severely damaged, rendered non-operational, and the systems failed to work as advertised.
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[Old Boy]

Guter Artikel, Danke!

Ich hatte mich schon gewundert, weshalb auf den social media Videos nur alle möglichen Fla-Kanonen (ohne Suchscheinwerfer oder NightVision, lol) und Abfangjäger zu sehen waren, keinerlei Raketen.

[petermeier55]

Eine indische Firma wieviel von dem was diese indischen Experten schreiben entspricht der Wahrheit?