China Fires SLBM as Russia-China Naval Drill Opens
China’s navy test-fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile from the South China Sea toward the Pacific with a training warhead as the annual China–Russia Maritime Interaction/Joint Sea drill began, described as routine and not directed at any country; the launch reportedly used Type 094 submarines and the JL-2 (with JL-3 noted in coverage), as task forces from both nations conduct anti-submarine, air-defense and joint-fire exercises through July 13.
