Mass Deployment of Chinese DF-17 Hypersonic Missile has Begun

DF-17 missiles on the moveMass deployment of the Chinese DF-17 hypersonic missile has begun and the missile has reached full combat capability, according to Chinese state media which telecast a video of six of the missiles’ mobile launchers on the move. The footage indicates that the DF-17 has been mass deployment and reached full combat capability, Zhang Junshe, a Chinese military affairs expert, told the Global Times on Monday. The DF-17 missile can glide at extremely high speeds while maintaining significant lateral maneuverability, with no fixed flight trajectory. On June 22, CCTV News publicly displayed the DF-17 in launch configuration for the first time. The footage from the combat-oriented exercise showed at least two missile launch vehicles lined up on a highway, missiles raised, and conducting simultaneous salvos.