by : PTI
China is developing an anti-satellite laser beam to destroy satellites and is in possession of a submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles with a range of about 8,000 kilometres, a Japanese government analysis said today.
In an annual defence review, which offers for the first time detailed references to China's growing military capabilities in space, "it has also been pointed out that China is developing an instrument that uses lasers to hamper the functions of satellites." The government review also mentions China's purported drill to cope with cyber attacks, saying Beijing "appears to have interest in cyber warfare as they seem to be currently organising and training a special cyber warfare unit." China had conducted an anti-satellite missile test on January 11, 2007. A Chinese weather satellite the FY-1C polar orbit satellite of the Fengyun series, at an altitude of 865 kilometres was destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle, probably with a missile.
As an example of China's ambitious military modernisation, the latest report referred to its possession of a submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles with a range of about 8,000 kilometres.
In the review, Japan says it remains vigilant of China's growing military power, including its development of an anti-satellite laser beam, but uses milder expression than last year about Beijing's defence build-up.
China is developing an anti-satellite laser beam to destroy satellites and is in possession of a submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles with a range of about 8,000 kilometres, a Japanese government analysis said today.
In an annual defence review, which offers for the first time detailed references to China's growing military capabilities in space, "it has also been pointed out that China is developing an instrument that uses lasers to hamper the functions of satellites." The government review also mentions China's purported drill to cope with cyber attacks, saying Beijing "appears to have interest in cyber warfare as they seem to be currently organising and training a special cyber warfare unit." China had conducted an anti-satellite missile test on January 11, 2007. A Chinese weather satellite the FY-1C polar orbit satellite of the Fengyun series, at an altitude of 865 kilometres was destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle, probably with a missile.
As an example of China's ambitious military modernisation, the latest report referred to its possession of a submarine capable of launching ballistic missiles with a range of about 8,000 kilometres.
In the review, Japan says it remains vigilant of China's growing military power, including its development of an anti-satellite laser beam, but uses milder expression than last year about Beijing's defence build-up.