From: slider@anashram.com   
      
   The PLAN (People’s Liberation Army Navy) just released a video showing the   
   launch of a new hypersonic missile from a Type 055 cruiser. The missile is   
   likely the Eagle Strike YJ-21...   
      
   “The new missile outwardly resembles the CM-401 design, with the addition   
   of a large booster phase. The CM-401 is roughly analogous to the Iskander   
   missile although its diameter is only 600mm. It is possible that the new   
   missile is related to the older CM-401 family, although the resemblance   
   may be coincidental. And it may have a smaller diameter.”   
      
   The YJ-21 characteristics are unknown because there has been no official   
   notice of the test launch. The footage, on the other hand, implies a   
   cold-launched (possibly two-stage) missile, implying an ant-ship ballistic   
   missile with HGV. The control surfaces are rather small which means this   
   is likely not an anti-air missile. According to open data, the VLS fitted   
   aboard the Type 055s can accommodate missiles with the following maximum   
   measurements: Length of 9 meters and diameter of 0.85 meters.   
      
   If this missile turns out to be the hypersonic YJ-21, the Type 055   
   cruisers would arguably become the most heavily armed warships worldwide.   
      
   https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2022/04/china-test-fires-ne   
   -yj-21-hypersonic-missile/   
      
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