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China's PLA Rocket Force accelerates DF-61 missile integration into training

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China's People's Liberation Army Rocket Force is reportedly integrating its newest intercontinental ballistic missile, the DF-61, into routine training at a faster pace than previous missile systems. This accelerated integration suggests potential improvements in the PLA's efficiency when developing and deploying new strategic weapons. However, analysts caution that this faster progression to drills does not definitively confirm more efficient overall development cycles for these advanced missile systems. AI

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China's PLA Rocket Force accelerates DF-61 missile integration into training

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Gabriel Dominguez ·

    Is China getting faster at integrating new nuclear missiles into its forces?

    China’s newest land-based intercontinental ballistic missile, the DF-61, has made its way into routine military training much faster than earlier ICBMs, according to state broadcaster CCTV. That raises the question of whether the People’s Liberation Army is becoming more efficien…

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