China's move to deploy Dongfeng-17 (DF-17) hypersonic ballistic missiles at a People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF) base close to Taiwan has raised alarm among defence analysts, who believe the weapon could endanger both US forces in the Western Pacific and Taiwan itself, as reported
Iran has developed hypersonic ballistic missiles capable of penetrating air defence systems, General Amirali Hajizadeh, the commander of its Revolutionary Guards aerospace unit, said.