According to the excellent East-Pendulum blog, specialized in the observation of La Défense and the Chinese defense industry, the APL would have carried out, Sunday May 2 around 4:30 a.m., the test of a new model of ballistic missile launched from 'a submarine, or SLBM Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile.
The missile was observed and photographed by more than a dozen observers, along an eastward path of more than 1000 km. According to Chinese defense specialists, this would most likely be the new JL-3 ballistic missile, intended to equip the Type 09VI nuclear ballistic missile submarines currently under development.
The JL-3 is intended to expand the capabilities of the JL-2 missile which equips the four Type 09IV nuclear ballistic missile submarines today, with four more expected to enter service in the coming years. The JL-2, derived from the DF-31 land-based missile, reaches a range of 12.000 km thanks to its two propulsion stages comprising solid and liquid fuel.
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