A new Chinese hypersonic missile system has appeared on social media after being photographed during a relocation.
The image, published on the social network Weibo earlier this week, shows a large transporter-erector-launcher (TEL) covered with camouflage netting and mounted on a heavy 6-axle chassis, according to information from Defence Blog.
The photograph, taken at an undisclosed location, shows a vehicle with proportions and design characteristics consistent with China’s fleet of mobile land-based strategic missile systems.
According to the post circulating on Weibo, the “mysterious new missile system” was spotted “during repositioning,” with the launcher hidden under a camouflage mesh.
The TEL appears to be configured to carry a missile large enough to accommodate a hypersonic glide vehicle, a design approach China has employed in several recent long-range systems.
Despite the leak, China’s Rocket Force has not issued any public statement about the sighting, and no official confirmation of the model or its mission has been provided.
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