The giant DF-61, mounted on an 8-wheel mobile platform, first appeared on social media posts ahead of the parade and seemed to have completely taken veteran analysts by surprise.
The DF-61 was grouped together at the parade with the JL-1 aerial ballistic missile and the JL-3 tanker ballistic missile, with intercontinental range, and a new version of the DF-31 is a ground-launched ICBM.
Xinhua News Agency said the long-range missile group "reported for the first time the strategic "3 in 1" nuclear power of the Chinese military's ground, sea and air bases. This is a strategic "trump card" to protect national sovereignty and protect national pride".
China announced that the missile is capable of carrying a YJ-17 nuclear warhead at the parade. China often uses the symbol "YJ" for anti-ship missiles, so the YJ-17 is considered a new version of the DF-17, a medium-range ballistic missile equipped with hypersonic glide Vehicles (HGV) first recorded in 2014, according to the missile defense project of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS).
The missile is said to carry a conventional warhead but may be capable of carrying a nuclear warhead. While the DF-17 can move on land, the YJ-17 is said to be capable of launching from vertical launch tubes of Navy warships.
Previous reviews of the supersonic rover on the DF-17 show that this is a formidable weapon. According to the missile defense project, "DF-17 has proven its high accuracy in tests".
Combined with other anti-ship missiles in the parade, including the YJ-15, YJ-19, and YJ-20, they can be launched from destroyers and warships carrying YJ-17 guided missiles to send a message about China's attacking power.
At a parade in Beijing, China, two large unmanned attack subs (XLUUVs) were introduced to the public for the first time.
Large unmanned Submarine is a combat area at sea that China is leading the world in terms of quantity, according to the substances expert H.I. Sutton.
The Chinese Navy (PLAN) has the largest XLUUV program of any country, with at least five of them having been active at sea for years, Sutton, an open-source intelligence (OSINT) and maritime and underwater warfare expert, told Naval News in August.
Mr. Sutton said that the two XLUUVs that were first introduced to the public during the parade in China were new and likely the winning ships in the 3-year pilot program.
The first, named AJX002, is about 18 to 20m long and 1 to 1.5m in diameter.
The second one is the same length but much wider, about 2 to 3m, Mr. Sutton informed after watching the parade.
The mission of these XLUUVs has not been announced yet, but analysts say they may be equipped with trawlers, mines, or may only be used for reconnaissance.
