Private Chinese Firm Unveils YKJ-1000 Hypersonic Missile

Lingkong Tianxing Technology
Credit: Lingkong Tianxing Technology
Private Chinese company Sichuan Lingkong Tianxing Technology unveiled its Yu Kong Ji (YKJ)-1000 hypersonic missile on Nov. 25, marking what could be the first instance of a commercial firm offering a strategic-level weapon to the Chinese military. Lingkong Tianxing, also known as Space...
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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