One anticipated highlight is air-launched variant of the originally sea-based YJ-21, nicknamed an ‘aircraft carrier killer’.

Images show scores of drones and missiles at rehearsals, including the soon-to-be-revealed YJ-17 hypersonic projectile

One anticipated highlight is air-launched variant of the originally sea-based YJ-21, nicknamed an ‘aircraft carrier killer’.

One anticipated highlight is air-launched variant of the originally sea-based YJ-21, nicknamed an ‘aircraft carrier killer’.

The air-breathing weapon’s expected appearance at the WWII commemorative parade will be a global public debut for the technology.

ICBMs take centre stage, as do the PLA’s first air-based long-range missile and the debut of carrier-based fighter jets.