National Security Journal

All posts tagged "DF-27"

A Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) interceptor is launched from the Pacific Spaceport Complex Alaska in Kodiak, Alaska, during Flight Experiment THAAD (FET)-01 on July 30, 2017 (EDT). During the test, the THAAD weapon system successfully intercepted an air-launched, medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) target.

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China Might Be Able to Hit U.S. Military Bases in Guam with Missile Swarms

Summary and Key Points: China’s expanding ballistic and cruise missile arsenal poses a growing threat to U.S. territories in the Pacific, notably Guam. -While...

Kris OsbornApril 20, 2025

Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More

China’s Mysterious DF-27 Hypersonic Missile: The U.S. Military Should Worry

Summary and Key Points: China’s DF-27 missile, first noted by the Pentagon in 2021, is raising alarms due to its reported hypersonic capabilities and...

Kris OsbornApril 16, 2025