{"id":80404,"date":"2025-12-30T13:33:32","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T08:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=80404"},"modified":"2026-01-02T17:35:49","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T12:05:49","slug":"yj-20-hypersonic-missile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/yj-20-hypersonic-missile\/","title":{"rendered":"YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">China recently released a rare footage of a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile fired from a Type 055 warship. <\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The YJ-20, also known as the <\/span><b>Eagle Strike-20<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is a <\/span><b>hypersonic anti-ship missile<\/b> <b>developed by China.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was first publicly displayed during China\u2019s Victory Day military parade on September 3, 2025.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: justify;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is designed to<\/span><b> target high-value naval assets at extended ranges.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a distinctive <\/span><b>biconic aerodynamic form<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a configuration that s<\/span><b>upports controlled glide at sustained hypersonic speeds<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after the initial rocket boost.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This shape is essential for <\/span><b>generating protective shockwaves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that <\/span><b>shield the control surfaces from heat during high-velocity flight.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regional military assessments place the missile\u2019s r<\/span><b>ange between 1,000 and 1,500 km<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with cruising speeds above<\/span><b> Mach 6.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>terminal flight path<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> appears designed to <\/span><b>allow a near-vertical descent<\/b> <b>combined with sharp lateral manoeuvres,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a profile intended to compress defender reaction times and disrupt prediction models used by shipborne interceptors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is capable of being <\/span><b>launched from multiple platforms,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including the Type 055 Renhai-class <\/span><b>destroyers <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and H-6K <\/span><b>strategic bombers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> offering operational flexibility across maritime and continental strike missions.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source:<\/b> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/videos\/international\/china-unleashes-yj-20-hypersonic-anti-ship-missile-flaunts-carrier-killer-amid-taiwan-tensions\/videoshow\/126228762.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TOI<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile, also known as the Eagle Strike-20, was developed by China. 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