China Has Improved Accuracy of Its Missile Force, U.S. Army Finds
- Short-range missiles have expanded range beyond 434 miles
- U.S. Army issues a new assessment of Chinese tactics, forces
DF-15B missiles during a parade in Beijing in 2009.
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The Chinese military has improved the accuracy and range of its ballistic missile force, the world’s largest, according to a new U.S. Army report.
The DF-11, the most widely deployed short-range ballistic missile of the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force, was originally designed to hit targets out to 300 kilometers (186 miles) but newer models have expanded ranges beyond 700 kilometers, according to an Aug. 9 Army publication entitled “Chinese Tactics” released Monday by the Federation of American Scientists’ Project on Government Secrecy.