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Algeria test-fires Chinese YJ-12 supersonic missile in Mediterranean drill

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Algeria has conducted a military drill in the Mediterranean Sea, test-firing a missile that appears to be the export variant of China's YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missile. Footage released by Algeria's military shows the weapon being launched from a mobile coastal-defense system near Oran. This event provides a rare look at the deployment of this advanced Chinese weaponry by one of Beijing's African allies. AI

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Algeria test-fires Chinese YJ-12 supersonic missile in Mediterranean drill

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

    Algeria test-fires apparent Chinese YJ-12 supersonic missile in Mediterranean drill

    Algeria’s military has released footage showing what appears to be the export variant of China’s YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missile being test-fired along the country’s Mediterranean coast, offering a rare glimpse of an advanced Chinese weapon in service with one of Beijing’s Afr…

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