China has launched two powerful naval destroyers. It is building a massive pier at the Djibouti naval base in the Indian Ocean to dock its aircraft carriers, as the state media described 2019 the “year of harvest” for the Chinese military, which has acquired a whole range of modern weapons. With the launch of new destroyers, the Navy will become significantly more powerful and capable of safeguarding China’s sovereignty and overseas interests.
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Chinese military also launched the WZ-8 high-altitude, high-speed reconnaissance drone and GJ-11 stealth attack drones and utility helicopter Z-20 also entered service. The Chinese army has also commissioned Type 15 light battle tank to be deployed in high altitude Tibet. Together with the Type 99 main battle tank and other armoured vehicles, China can launch armoured assaults on all terrains including water-dense, muddy, rugged and high altitude. At its military parade this year, China has also revealed its most advanced intercontinental ballistic missile: the DF-41, which can carry multiple independently targetable nuclear warheads capable of hitting anywhere on Earth.
