Zhuhai 2016: Hints detected of Chinese BMD development
There were small hints of a Chinese ballistic missile defence (BMD) system when Shephard attended the 11th Zhuhai Air Show in China.
One was the appearance for the first time of the TYD-1 target missile from Beiwei, whose company name in English translates as ‘more power’.
The company stated that the TYD-1, still under development, ‘simulates a surface-to-surface tactical ballistic missile by imitating its trajectory characteristics and target characteristics in re-entry phase’.
Beiwei admitted in its literature that it ‘can be used for air defence military exercises, weapon assessments, anti-air weaponry development assessments, etc.’
The TYD-1 has an average
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