The guided-missile destroyer JS Chokai successfully fired the Tomahawk cruise missile in the Pacific Ocean with support from the U.S. Navy.
The launch, using a dummy warhead, took place the same day Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defense treaty meant to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific.
The launch, using a dummy warhead, took place the same day Australia and Fiji signed a mutual defense treaty meant to counter Chinese influence in the Pacific.Open
China’s firing of a submarine-launched missile came as Australia secured more defense deals with Pacific Island nations. Countries expressed concern about the test.
Kim Jong Un supervised tests of an upgraded rocket launcher and other weapons on the anniversary of the start of the Korean War, state-run media said.
The test involving a Razorback sea drone demonstrated that American unmanned systems can be operated from an allied submarine.