MOSCOW, September 3. /TASS/. China has staged a large-scale People’s Liberation Army parade in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, highlighting systematic and deliberate efforts to upgrade its weapons and military equipment in line with the challenges of modern warfare.
TASS has gathered the key information on the innovations showcased at the parade.
- Beijing’s unveiling of its land-, sea- and air-based forces as part of its nuclear triad turned out to be a real global debut.
- The parade featured the Jinglei-1 air-based long-range missile, the Julang-3 submarine-launched intercontinental missile, the Dongfeng-61 and Dongfeng-31 intercontinental missiles.
- In addition, China put on display its Dongfeng-5C intercontinental strategic nuclear missiles, whose range covers the entire globe, as well as Dongfeng-17 and Dongfeng-26D hypersonic ballistic missiles, which have enhanced capacities in terms of speed, armor penetration and precision.
