<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/world-news/article/india-and-china-will-continue-in-depth-communication-on-border-issue-beijing-23646491" rel="nofollow">China</a> has test-fired a stealth anti-ship cruise missile, bearing a black coating to evade radars, a media report said on Wednesday.&nbsp;
The missile, identified as a new variant of the YJ-18A with a black radar-absorbing finish, would improve penetration and visual camouflage over deep water, according to military experts.&nbsp;
The YJ-18A is an anti-ship missile that cruises at subsonic speed before making a supersonic terminal attack, often equipped on the 7500-tonne Type 052D and 12,000-tonne Type 055 destroyers.&nbsp;
The black coating was a type of stealth coating with <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/nsa-ajit-doval-arrives-in-beijing-for-special-representatives-talks-on-india-china-boundary-question-23646367" rel="nofollow">strong radar-wave-absorbing properties</a>, making the missile harder to detect.
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China reportedly test-fires a stealth YJ-18A anti-ship missile with radar-absorbing black coating designed to make it harder to detect

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China has reportedly test-fired a new variant of the YJ-18A anti-ship cruise missile featuring a black radar-absorbing coating. Military experts said the coating could reduce radar detection and improve the missile’s stealth and camouflage capabilities

China test-fires stealth anti-ship cruise missile

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