Chinese Navy Conducts Submarine-Launched Ballistic Missile

On July 6, 2026, the Chinese Ministry of Defense formally announced that the People's Liberation Army Navy had conducted a successful test-launch of a submarine-launched ballistic missile into the Pacific Ocean.

The official announcement specified that the missile was equipped with a simulated training warhead as part of China’s routine annual military training cycle. No further technical details regarding the specific missile model or the submarine's operational location were released at the time of the report.