CCTV: The Shenwei Air Defense Unit of the PLA Central Command Corps during the exercise for the first time simultaneously intercepted two missile targets using the Hongchi-9B anti-aircraft missile system, one of which suddenly changed its course and went down, leaving the crew a few seconds to react. Chinese military expert Shir Zhongping noted that successfully intercepting a maneuvering ballistic target requires the Hongchi-9B to have stable radar tracking and high maneuverability of the anti-aircraft missile itself. According to him, the result also increases the likelihood that the system is capable of operating against hypersonic targets. The exercise demonstrated the operation of a warning network and designation of a unified target: about two minutes passed from the moment the warning was received to the launch. 02.11.2026 max.

CCTV: The Shenwei Air Defense Unit of the PLA Central Command Corps during the exercise for the first time simultaneously intercepted two missile targets using the Hongchi-9B anti-aircraft missile system, one of which suddenly changed its course and went down, leaving the crew a few seconds to react. Chinese military expert Shir Zhongping noted that successfully intercepting a maneuvering ballistic target requires the Hongchi-9B to have stable radar tracking and high maneuverability of the anti-aircraft missile itself. According to him, the result also increases the likelihood that the system is capable of operating against hypersonic targets. The exercise demonstrated the operation of a warning network and designation of a unified target: about two minutes passed from the moment the warning was received to the launch. 02.11.2026 max.