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Originally Posted by fluffy0000
Notice the date on this excerpt article?
China Has Long Eyes For U.S. Carriers
by James Dunnigan
December 12, 2008
the DF-21 is using reverse engineered, reinvented or stolen the 1970s technology that went into the U.S. Pershing ballistic missile. This 7.5 ton U.S. Army missile also had an 1,800 kilometers range, and could put its nuclear warhead within 30 meters of its aim point. This was possible because the guidance system had its own radar.
FYI US Pershings were decommissioned in the 1980s.
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lol.. this is the DF-21
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It just means that its the same model of missile. The D indicates that the missile has been outfitted for a specific purpose.
It could even mean that the only thing left from the original missile is the frame. The engine, targeting system, the countermeasures etc.. are probably all new.
You do realise that most of Americas state of the art airforce and navy uses planes that were orginally designed in the 70s right?
I mean the state of the art F-15E is only similar to the original F-15 in its airframe.