China shows off advanced hypersonic missiles, ICBMs and drones in military parade (photos)

A series of green tanks holding large missiles roll on the streets below a large red building where people are standing next to China's national flags. .

China offered a glimpse of its growing military might in a parade in Beijing on Wednesday (Sept. 3), showing off new hypersonic and intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICMBs) and drone systems.

The parade was held to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. A number of new systems were on display for the first time, including those capable of delivering nuclear weapons from the air, sea and land, demonstrating a global strike capability.