China unveils another new weapon for Taiwan invasion? Even US bases in Japan unsafe?

China has begun testing the LOONG M9, a Shahed-style kamikaze drone with a 1,620 km reach—enough to blanket all of Taiwan and menace key US air hubs like Kadena in Okinawa in a single wave. Designed as a heavy‑payload, long‑endurance delta‑wing, the M9 launches from catapults, skims in under radar, and uses anti‑jamming links plus terminal guidance to finish targets other drones might miss.