{"id":129493,"date":"2026-10-18T15:34:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:04:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=129493"},"modified":"2026-10-18T15:34:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T10:04:05","slug":"yj-21-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/yj-21-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"YJ-21 Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>YJ-21 Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Footage released by Chinese state media recently has for the first time shown the launch of a YJ-21 anti-ship ballistic missile by a Chinese People\u2019s Liberation Army H-6K bomber, eight years after the missile was unveiled. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About YJ-21 Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The YJ-21, also known as the <\/span><b>Eagle Strike 21<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a <\/span><b>Chinese hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed for<\/span><b> striking large, high-value naval targets,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> such as aircraft carriers.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It entered service in 2022.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Initially deployed on naval platforms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a <\/span><b>bomber-launched variant was revealed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in May 2024, significantly extending its operational reach.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>YJ-21 Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>solid-fueled,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> two-stage missile with unique aerodynamic and propulsion systems optimized for hypersonic flight.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile achieves cruise speeds exceeding Mach 6 during its midcourse phase and reaches<\/span><b> terminal velocities up to Mach 10.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>maximum range<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of approximately <\/span><b>1,500 km.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The missile\u2019s high-speed trajectory is coupled with a <\/span><b>quasi-ballistic flight path, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">allowing it to execute high-G maneuvers during its terminal approach.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It uses an <\/span><b>inertial navigation system (INS)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as well as an <\/span><b>active radar-homing or infrared terminal-state seeker. <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/militarywatchmagazine.com\/article\/first-footage-launch-china-yj21-ballistic-missile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>MWM<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YJ-21 Missile is a Chinese hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile. 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