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China has spent decades building a layered A2/AD envelope featuring land-based DF-21D/DF-26 ballistic missiles and ship-launched YJ-21 hypersonics designed to sink U.S. aircraft carriers. However, executing a long-range strike requires an unbroken kill chain. With the unveiling of the Raytheon AIM-424 "Malice" Long-Range Air-to-Air Missile (LRAAM), U.S. Navy F-35C and F/A-18E/F fighters can now eliminate PLA airborne early warning planes, bombers, and refueling tankers from over 280 miles away—breaking adversary targeting networks before anti-ship missiles can ever launch.
Source: The Military Show
