2025-09-07 16:00
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2025-09-07 16:00
Unmanned systems, presented on Wednesday during the military parade in Beijing, are to show China as an advanced state in terms of technology and at least equivalent to the USA – a security expert, Dr. Michał Piekarski, assessed in an interview with PAP.
– You could see many anti -ship missiles, including hypersonic ones, which is a signal in the context of competition with the USA. In the case of war, it will be competition primarily at sea and air – predicts Dr. Piekarski from the Institute of International Studies and Security of the University of Wrocław. He added that during the armed conflict for China, the ability to ensure maximum possible control over the maritime area in the eastern part of the Pacific (SEA Denial) would be.
10,000 took part in the parade. soldiers. Armored and mechanized equipment was presented, including tanks Basic Type-99A and Infantry fighting vehicles Zbd-04, and also Luff and rocket artillery systems.
An important part of the presented weapons were droneboth intended for operations in the air and marine unmanned aerial vehicles, including for the first time – sea drones marked as AJX002. Unmanned Wing Long 3 aircraft (similar to American MQ-9, capable of carrying missile missiles and directed bombs) and several types of unmanned unmanned aircraft) and several types of unmanned with Stealth technology appeared in the parade (similar to American MQ-9, similar to American prototype structures “loyal wings”.
100 participated in the air parade aircraft and helicoptersincluding J-20 fighter aircraft and J-31 multi-purpose (which is the equivalent of American F-35) and transport Y-20 (also in the version allowing refueling in the air) and early warning aircraft KJ-500 (equivalent of Western AWACS machines), as well as KJ-600- On -board aircraft of early warningintended for service at airports. Older types of aircraft also appeared, e.g. H-6 bombers, originating from the Cold War, like the American B-52 or Russian Tu-95.
– The air dimension of arms has long been exposed by China through the development of new types of aircraft and helicopters, which is also to be a political signal towards the United States – commented Dr. Piekarski.
The Chinese army also presented Intercontinental ballistic missileswhich are the basic armament of strategic forces: older DF-31 and the latest (presented for the first time) DF-61, with a range of up to 15,000. kilometers. This missile is probably a modernization of DF-41, which has been in service since 2017, which can transfer from eight to 10 nuclear heads.
– Also in this case the aspect of competition with the USA is visible: the missile is placed on a mobile launcher, which makes it difficult to detect and overpower before the start. Therefore, the deterrence potential is growing. This is also important when we include existing American anti -cancer defense systems and the ambitions declared by US President Donald Trump – noted the expert.
The military parade in Beijing took place on September 3, on the 80th anniversary of the surrender of Japan in World War II. (PAP)
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