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PLA exercise: HQ-9B intercepts two simultaneous ballistic targets including one with evasive terminal dive

Published 6 November 2026

A PLA air-defence exercise on 2 November demonstrated the HQ-9B long-range SAM engaging two ballistic targets at the same time, one of which conducted a sharp evasive descent that left the crew only seconds to react. A Chinese military expert quoted by CCTV said the successful intercept indicates potential capability against hypersonic targets, and noted the full engagement cycle — from alert to intercept within an integrated network — ran under two minutes.

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