China’s new DF-17 hypersonic missile could penetrate U.S. missile-defense and destroy ports and air-defense systems, a Hong Kong newspaper warned. The new boost-glide missile, which reportedly can ...

In the opening hours of a US-China war, the DF-17 would crater runways at bases like Kadena in Japan or Andersen in Guam, crippling American airpower in the Indo-Pacific. Quietly and without much ...

NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan - China's Dong Feng-17 ballistic missile has probably existed for more than a decade, quietly adding to the People's Liberation Army arsenal of ever more modern weaponry.

While China has said that the road-mobile DF-17 is a conventional platform, the Pentagon has determined that it may be equipped with nuclear warheads. (Greg Baker/AFP via Getty Images) China's Dong ...

China showcased the new DF-17, a ballistic missile said to be hypersonic with a very high defense penetration capability, for the first time at the National Day parade on Tuesday, with Chinese ...

Of all the thousands of tons of military hardware that passed along Beijing’s Changan Avenue on Tuesday, one of the most scrutinized items was the Dong Feng 17 (DF-17) hypersonic boost-glide missile.

Representation. A file image of a missile being fired from the Liaoning aircraft carrier during a military drill. STR/AFP/Getty Images China conducted the first flight-test of a new range of ballistic ...

In testimony before the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Armed Services last week, Admiral Charles A. Richard, the commander of U.S. Strategic Command, discussed a range of developments in the strategic ...

DF-17 medium-range missile and differences with claimed launch. (Janes) China state broadcaster CCTV has released a video that includes launch footage of what it claims to be the DF-17 medium-range ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DF-17 medium-range hypersonic ballistic missiles are on display at a military parade in Beijing on Sept. 3, 2025. (Sheng ...