China’s state broadcaster CCTV on Monday released the first public footage of the DF-17, a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile system, offering a rare close-up look at one of Beijing’s most-advanced ...

Chinese official media has publicly shown the launch Rocket Force's DF-17 hypersonic missile for the first time, accompanied by the first official disclosure of a military commentator said could be an ...

State broadcaster CCTV shows the first footage of the weapons being fired at a training camp somewhere in the Gobi Desert China's state broadcaster CCTV has aired footage showing the launch of a DF-17 ...

A video released by the Chinese People's Liberation Army on June 22, 2026, reportedly shows a DF-17 hypersonic missile test during a military exercise in the Gobi Desert.

In the opening hours of a US-China war, the DF-17 would crater runways at bases like Kadena in Japan or Andersen in Guam, crippling American airpower in the Indo-Pacific. Summary and Key Points: China ...

Images released by China’s official media show the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force during an exercise in the Gobi ...

China’s new DF-17 hypersonic missile could penetrate U.S. missile-defense and destroy ports and air-defense systems, a Hong Kong newspaper warned. The new boost-glide missile, which reportedly can ...

While China has said that the road-mobile DF-17 is a conventional platform, the Pentagon has determined that it may be equipped with nuclear warheads. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) China's Dong ...

The DF-17, which made its public debut in Beijing’s 2019 military parade, is designed to deliver a hypersonic glide vehicle at speeds above Mach 5, making interception extremely challenging. Chinese ...

DF-17 medium-range missile and differences with claimed launch. (Janes) China state broadcaster CCTV has released a video that includes launch footage of what it claims to be the DF-17 medium-range ...