China Launches ICBM Into Pacific In Rare Test

DF-41 in a 2019 parade.

Credit: Chen Chuanren
SINGAPORE—The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Rocket Force has conducted a rare test of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), fired from China into the Pacific Ocean. The ministry of defense said the Rocket Force launched an ICBM carrying a dummy warhead on Sept. 25 at 8:44 a.m. Beijing time...
Chen Chuanren

Chen Chuanren is the Southeast Asia and China Editor for the Aviation Week Network’s (AWN) Air Transport World (ATW) and the Asia-Pacific Defense Correspondent for AWN, joining the team in 2017.

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