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

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’.

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

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

The PLA appears to have a nuclear triad, with a land, sea and air arsenal.