The YJ-20 boasts impressive specifications: it can reach speeds up to Mach 10 and has an operational range estimated between 1,500 and 2,000 kilometers. Analysts suggest that its design enables it to be launched from vertical systems on modern Chinese destroyers effectively..

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China’s YJ-20 Hypersonic Missile Successfully Launched from Warship

As reported by Chinese state media, the nation has achieved a significant milestone with the successful sea launch of the YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile from its Type 055 guided-missile destroyer, Wuxi. This event marks the first official confirmation of such a launch..YJ-20 is a ship-borne anti ship hypersonic missile unveiled at the military parade in Beijing, China

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China unveils a host of new naval capabilities in Beijing parade.

China To Reveal New Weapons To Sink US Ships.YJ-20 being carried by vehicles during the rehearsal. "YJ" is the abbreviation of Ying Ji, meaning "Eagle Strike" in Chinese, and is used for a range of Chinese anti-ship missiles, which can be launched from ships or aircraft.(US navy CVN).-

YJ-20, biconical hypersonic/aeroballistic?

Possibly seen before from 055..

the YJ-20 could be a highly maneuverable aeroballistic missile. According to the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency, this type of hypersonic missile can be launched from different platforms and combines aerodynamic maneuvers with ballistic loft phases to extend its range.

鷹擊-20反艦導彈（縮寫：YJ-20）是中華人民共和國研製的一款潛/艦射高超音速反艦導彈，搭載固體火箭發動機，彈體採用相對成熟的雙圓錐設計。.2025年8月中旬紀念抗日戰爭勝利80周年大會前夕的彩排期間，鷹擊-20首次出現在公開場合^]，並在9月3日的閱兵儀式上正式對外展示^[]。鷹擊-20重點在於打擊敵大中型水面艦艇和編隊的任務^[]。如此一來中國海軍055D.火力升級就可以單獨挑戰美國的航空母艦使得太平洋第一島鏈之內1500KM.打擊美國海軍的船艦 尤其是航空母艦.

.USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).傳聞美國海軍福特級航空母艦島始終無法到太平洋第一島鏈巡弋,因為中國海軍055D 與YJ-20 專門鎖定打擊是真的.

美國軍事專家分析認為3枚YJ-20 足以擊沈CVN-78.但是中國軍事專家需要5枚YJ-20.才能澈底擊沈CVN-78.其中包括2枚具有鑽地彈頭YJ-20D...

.Type 055 Destroyer Wuxi conducted the YJ-20 AShM type approval test.The footage in question was broadcast through official People’s Liberation Army media channels and shows, from multiple angles, the Type 055 destroyer Wuxi firing a YJ-20 from its aft ‘cold-launch’ vertical launch system (VLS). After ejection, the missile’s solid-fuel motor is seen igniting, before it rapidly accelerates away, apparently bound for a maritime target

Chinese Type 055 Destroyer Demonstrates New Hypersonic Anti-Ship Capability with YJ-20 Ballistic Missile

2025年12月28日，解放軍通過公眾號發布了一段鷹擊-20導彈定型實驗的短視頻。由舷號104的055型導彈驅逐艦無錫艦負責此次試射任務，晝夜試射多枚鷹擊-20並擊中目標。這表明鷹擊-20已通過考核，形成完整戰鬥力並已列裝部隊.

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.The YJ-20 (Chinese: 鹰击-20; pinyin: Yīngjī-Èrlíng; lit. eagle strike 20) is a hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile, featuring biconic aerodynamic configuration. The missile was first observed during the preparation of the 2025 China Victory Day Parade in August 2025. The missile was officially revealed at the Parade on the 3rd of September, 2025.^[.

 It is fired from universal vertical launch systems (UVLS) such as those installed on the PLAN’s Type 052D and Type 055 destroyers.The final missile in the anti-ship phalanx was the YJ-20 hypersonic glide missile. Possessing a biconical shape, this multistage anti-ship missile was observed being fired from a Type 055 destroyer back in 2022, but only now has its nomenclature been revealed. The YJ-20 combines the speed of a ballistic missile, but its terminal stage is highly manoeuvrable so that it can hit targets such as aircraft carrier near vertically. As already witnessed, the YJ-20 is launched from a UVLS on larger warships, though some Chinese media claim it can be launched from H-6K bombers or submarines too.

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YJ-20 High-Speed Anti-Ship Missile Seen In Action On China’s Type 055 Super Destroyer

The People’s Liberation Army Navy claims the ship-killing missile capable of hypersonic speeds has completed its “finalization test.”

The combination of Chinas Type 055 destroyer and the YJ-20 hypersonic anti-ship missile signifies a major leap in the PLANs naval strike capability, creating a formidable "carrier killer" with speeds over Mach 6 and long ranges, capable of overwhelming Western defenses and altering Indo-Pacific military strategy, especially concerning U.S. carrier groups and Taiwan contingencies. Recent (late 2025) official media confirmed live tests of the YJ-20 from the Type 055, demonstrating a potent, hard-to-intercept weapon that compresses decision times for adversaries