“Dongfeng-26” missile that can sink the US aircraft carrier

According to the report of Fars News Agency International Group, China’s “Dongfeng-26” missile can hit targets on land and sea using nuclear weapons or conventional ammunition. put This is a weapon that the US Navy is particularly concerned about.

National website interest” wrote on Saturday in an analysis written by “Maya Carlin”, as the tension between Beijing and Washington, all eyes are on China’s “ship killer” missiles. China’s Dongfeng-26 missile can sink a US Navy aircraft carrier in war.

Dongfeng-26 is an intermediate-range ballistic missile. It is in the service of the Chinese army. Since this country has only 2 ships in service compared to the 11 nuclear ships of the US Navy, it hopes to use its Dongfeng-26 against US ships.

This missile was conceptualized in the 1990s after China had no way to target or hit a US Navy aircraft carrier.

Dongfeng-26 was publicly unveiled at a military parade in Beijing in 2015 and entered service with China’s missile force in April 2018.

China has announced that this missile can carry out conventional and nuclear attacks against land and sea targets. This missile can be land targets such as US bases in Guam or warships of this country. This missile has a range of more than 3,100 miles and runs on solid fuel.

In 2020, China accused a spy plane of U-2 launched a Dongfeng-26 missile into the no-fly zone in the Bohai Sea towards the South China Sea. Since 2019, this missile has not been tested against sea targets.

According to the annual report of Pentagon (US Department of Defense) in 2023, China at least 500 rocket launchers were in service.

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