On land and in the air, China revealed to the world many of its cutting-edge weapons at Thursday’s military parade, which marked the 70th anniversary of the end of the second world war, but some of its most advanced weaponry was missing.

Among the equipment on display, military weaponry enthusiasts might have been surprised to see the Dongfeng (or DF, meaning "East wind") series of ballistic missiles, plus a huge number of advanced aircraft and drones – some of which have gone into service only in recent years.

So here are today’s “hits” – the things that really caught the eye – and “misses” – the weaponry that failed to show up on the day.

Hits:

1. DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missile

Dubbed the “carrier killer”, the Dongfeng-21D, better known as the DF-21D, missile has a maximum range exceeding 1,450km

2. KJ-2000 early warning aircraft