Algeria test-fires apparent Chinese YJ-12 supersonic missile in Mediterranean drill

Algeria’s military has released footage showing what appears to be the export variant of China’s YJ-12 supersonic anti-ship missile being test-fired along the country’s Mediterranean coast, offering a rare glimpse of an advanced Chinese weapon in service with one of Beijing’s African military customers.

The weapon was launched from a mobile coastal-defence system near the western Algerian city of Oran on Tuesday, striking a target at sea during the country’s Mediterranean Falcon 2026 military...