{
  "id": 3475939,
  "title": "Chinese navy fires new radar-absorbing YJ-18A anti-ship missile in sea trial: expert",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/chinese-navy-fires-new-radar-absorbing-yj-18a-anti-ship-missile-in-3475939",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T09:04:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Reuters Business via SCMP",
    "slug": "reuters-business-via-scmp",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3365317/chinese-navy-fires-new-radar-absorbing-yj-18a-anti-ship-missile-sea-trial-expert"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "China has tested a new variant of the YJ-18A anti-ship cruise missile bearing a black stealth coating, according to experts who say the advanced finish on the ship-launched missile will improve its penetration capability. During a missile test in an unknown sea area, a missile was fired from a navy ship’s vertical launch system for an extreme-performance test of a new type of anti-ship missile,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "South China Morning Post",
        "title": "Chinese navy fires new radar-absorbing YJ-18A anti-ship missile in sea trial: expert",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/chinese-navy-fires-new-radar-absorbing-yj-18a-anti-ship-missile-in",
        "published": "2026-08-26T09:04:33.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}