With the recent interception successes in the Middle East, it is becoming clear that missile interception technology can make an important difference on the battlefield. I could not find a thread dedicated to Chinese missile defense. I hope it is constructive to start one here with a video from 2022:
Based on the mid-course missile defense interception technology test conducted by China on June 20th [of 2022], it can be seen that China is at the forefront of mid-course missile defense interception technology, which means that China is more capable than ever before of defending against missile attacks from outside its borders. However, it should be pointed out that the six land-based mid-course missile defense interception technology tests conducted by China before and after are only the first step of a long journey. Subsequent experiments will need to be carried out in a more complex simulated environment with greater overall technological difficulties to steadily enhance China's missile defense capabilities, aiming to achieve the goal of decisive defense thousands of miles away. China first test-fired its mid-course missile defense system in 2010. Land-based mid-course missile defense interception technology is an important part of China's national missile defense system. Globally, only four countries, namely China, the United States, Russia, and Japan, have conducted land-based mid-course missile defense interception technology.
In 2023, China conducted another mid-course ABM defense system:
"In that test, China may have used its HQ-19 missile interceptor, which the Arms Control Association notes is similar to the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), with the former system having a range of 1,000 to 3,000 kilometers, and designed for mid-course intercepts against intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs)."
Based on the mid-course missile defense interception technology test conducted by China on June 20th [of 2022], it can be seen that China is at the forefront of mid-course missile defense interception technology, which means that China is more capable than ever before of defending against missile attacks from outside its borders. However, it should be pointed out that the six land-based mid-course missile defense interception technology tests conducted by China before and after are only the first step of a long journey. Subsequent experiments will need to be carried out in a more complex simulated environment with greater overall technological difficulties to steadily enhance China's missile defense capabilities, aiming to achieve the goal of decisive defense thousands of miles away. China first test-fired its mid-course missile defense system in 2010. Land-based mid-course missile defense interception technology is an important part of China's national missile defense system. Globally, only four countries, namely China, the United States, Russia, and Japan, have conducted land-based mid-course missile defense interception technology.
In 2023, China conducted another mid-course ABM defense system:
"In that test, China may have used its HQ-19 missile interceptor, which the Arms Control Association notes is similar to the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), with the former system having a range of 1,000 to 3,000 kilometers, and designed for mid-course intercepts against intermediate-range ballistic missiles (IRBMs)."
