Event Brief
Type 052D destroyer fires YJ-20 hypersonic missile
By The BriefBrief · Sources (2)
Filed: Sep 22, 2026 at 12:12 AM ET
Summary: State television aired footage in July showing a Type 052D destroyer launching a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile. The missile had previously been associated with China’s larger Type 055 destroyers, and firing it from the more numerous Type 052D suggests the weapon could be spread beyond the smaller Type 055 force.
WHO: Chinese state television
WHAT: A Type 052D destroyer launched a YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile in aired footage
WHEN: Jul 2026
WHERE: China
WHY: The footage was used to signal an expansion of China’s long-range strike power via the YJ-20 being fired from a Type 052D.
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