China surprises U.S. with nuclear-capable hypersonic missile test, FT reports

China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught U.S. intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times reported, citing five unnamed sources. The report late on Saturday said the... Read more »

The Shenzhou 13 spacecraft Successfully launched into the space

China’s second crewed mission to its new space station is underway. The nation’s Shenzhou 13 spacecraft launched from Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert today (Oct. 15), rising off the... Read more »

Zhuhai Air Show disclosed prototype of aerospace drone carrier

Zhuhai Air Show: XBV-997 Lyun Prototype-02 (“Lunniao 2” unmanned air and space fighter) under development by AVIC, and its platform-aerospace carrier… Read more »

China’s New 200-tonne Solid Rocket Engine Completed Test

Source: Xinhua| 2019-03-05 BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) — China announced Tuesday that the country’s new solid rocket booster, with 200-tonne thrust engine, completed hot firing tests, proving its readiness for commercial launches.... Read more »

Xi meets Chang’e-4 mission Representatives

Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central Military Commission, delivers a speech as he meets representatives of space scientists... Read more »

Say Hello to China’s ICBMs:  deployment of DF-41 strategic ballistic missiles

© SPUTNIK, COLUMNISTS: Pepe Escobar, 27.01.2017 China’s alleged deployment of a DF-41 strategic ballistic missile brigade to Heilongjiang province, bordering Russia, triggered a fascinating spectacle; how to spin – or not to... Read more »

Global Times: Dongfeng-41 will bring China more respect

Dongfeng-41 will bring China more respect Global Times, Huang Panyue 2017-01-29 Some Hong Kong and Taiwan media reported that pictures of China’s Dongfeng-41 ballistic missile were exposed on Chinese mainland websites. It... Read more »

China plans to use electromagnetic catapult launch satellites

China Aerospace Science and Industry Group on the “National Defense Science and Technology Industry” revealed that: the group’s future five launch rocket series, “Yu Zhou” and “Qing Zhou” are electric rockets and... Read more »

First day of 2017, DF-41 spotted in the street of Daqing, flexing muscle to Trump?

On January 1, 2017, China’s new DF-41 strategic nuclear ballistic missile presented itself in the street of Daqing in Hei Long Jing province of China. This might be the response to Trump’s... Read more »

Chinese President Xi expects strong, modern rocket force

President Xi expects strong, modern rocket force (Xinhua) 09:01, September 27, 2016 Chinese President Xi Jinping, also general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and chairman of the Central... Read more »