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<\/div>\n<\/div>\nDF-26 could reportedly reach a top speed of Mach 18, 18 times faster than the speed of sound<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
According to Sina Military, DF-26 could reach a top speed of Mach 18, which is 18\u00a0times faster than the speed of sound (1,125 feet per second).<\/p>\n
The report also said that the missile could carry a four-megaton nuclear warhead and strike a target as far as 6,000 kilometres (3,728 miles) away.<\/p>\n
DF-26 was developed and built solely by Chinese engineers and was commissioned to the PLA Rocket Force on April 16, 2018,\u00a0according to\u00a0People’s Daily Online which cited a clip from state broadcaster CCTV.<\/p>\n
It is said the missile is capable of carrying nuclear warheads and striking ‘important targets on land and medium-to-large ships at sea with precision’.<\/p>\n
DF-26 made its first public appearance in September 2015 during a military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II (pictured).\u00a0It was also flaunted on October 1 last year during a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of China<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
DF-26 made its first public appearance in\u00a0September, 2015, during a military parade in Beijing to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II.<\/p>\n
It was also flaunted on October 1 last year during a parade to mark the 70th anniversary of the founding of the Communist nation.<\/p>\n
Beijing claimed to own about 2,500 ballistic missiles – including one of the world’s most powerful weapons DF-41 – in a propaganda video released in 2017.<\/p>\n
The same video also said that other countries shouldn’t be afraid of China’s ‘advanced artillery force’ because Beijing would not deploy the weapons unless it is provoked.<\/p>\n
DF-41 missile is said to have the longest range of any ballistic rockets in the world, and could reach London or the United States with nuclear warheads.<\/p>\n
The PLA has two series of missiles, the Dongfeng or ‘East Wind’ guided missiles and the Julang or ‘Giant Wave’ nuclear submarine missiles.<\/p>\n
A propaganda video from China has claimed that Beijing owns about 2,500 ballistic missiles, including one of the world’s most powerful weapons, DF-41.<\/p>\n
DF-41 missile is said to have the longest range of any ballistic missiles in the world, and could reach London or the United States with nuclear warheads.<\/p>\n
The same video, however, also said that other countries shouldn’t be afraid of China’s ‘advanced artillery force’ because Beijing wouldn’t deploy the weapons unless it’s provoked.<\/p>\n
China’s other missiles include DF-21 which boasts a firing distance of up to 1,926 miles (3,100km) and has been dubbed ‘the killer of aircraft carrier’.<\/p>\n
The missile is potentially capable of sinking a U.S. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier in a single strike, media have claimed.<\/p>\n
The DF-10 missile, on the other hand, is the best performing long-range cruise missile in the world, according to Chinese news site Sina.com.<\/p>\n
Sina said the 990-pound (450kg) weapon could strike a maximum distance of 1,242 miles (2,000km) and could reach Japan and Taiwan if it’s fired from inland China.<\/p>\n
The DF-15B missile is an improved version of the original DF-15 missile and debuted in 2009 during the military parade to celebrate China’s 60th National Day.<\/p>\n
The missile can reportedly travel at the speed of 1.4 miles (2,000 metres) per second and its striking accuracy is within 98 feet (30 metres).<\/p>\n