China’s new ‘dirt cheap’ missile made of concrete is 40 times cheaper than average US weapon

China has unveiled a new “dirt cheap” hypersonic missile with a range of 1,300 kilometres, which an expert has warned could upend the global defence market due to its low price.

The YKJ-1000, produced by aerospace firm Lingkong Tianxing, has been nicknamed the “cement-coated” missile due to its use of materials including foamed concrete in its coating.