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The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, [a] formerly the Second Artillery Corps, [b] is the strategic and tactical missile force of the People's Republic of China.The PLARF is the 4th branch of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) and controls China's arsenal of land-based ballistic, hypersonic, cruise missiles—both nuclear and conventional.
The DF-4 (CSS-3) "Chingyu" is China's first two-stage ballistic missile, with 5,550-7,000 km range and 2,200 kg payload (3 Mt nuclear warhead). It was developed in late 1960s to provide strike capability against Moscow and Guam. The DF-4 missile also served as basis for China's first space launch vehicle, Chang Zheng 1 (Long March 1). Approx ...
Anti-tank missile carrier China: In service. HJ-11 missile deployed on Dongfeng Mengshi ground vehicle platform. HJ-73D Carrier: Anti-tank missile carrier China: In service. HJ-73D can be mounted on various platforms of PLAGF. CM-501GA: Anti-tank guided missile Anti-ship missile China: 10 km-40 km point strike cruise missile CM-501XA: Loitering ...
Air-launched ballistic missile. First shown in Airshow China 2022. The missile was marked with the designation 2PZD-21 (Chinese: 配重导弹; pinyin: Pèi zhòng dǎo dàn), which indicates that it is a missile counterweight or inert missile. [7] Four missiles can be carried at once by a H-6K bomber. This missile is derived from YJ-21 [8] or ...
China's DF-26 IRBM is a two-stage missile capable of reaching targets out to roughly 4,000 km. The weapon entered service in 2016 after being officially unveiled during China's 2015 parade ...
The YJ-91 designation ultimately went to the Chinese development of the Russian Kh-31. [9] Externally, the YJ-12 resembled a lengthened Kh-31. [3] The YJ-12 appeared at the 2015 China Victory Day Parade, [10] indicating that the missile had entered active service since all weapons showcased during the parade are actively inducted prior to the ...
The PL-15 is developed by Luoyang-based China Airborne Missile Academy (CAMA). [8] The missile was test fired in 2011 and referenced by Chinese state media in 2015. [3] It was spotted in 2013 mounted on a prototype of Chengdu J-20. [9] The PL-15 entered People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) military service around 2015 [10] to 2017. [3]
The class may also be able to carry Yu-8 anti-submarine missiles. In 2022, China tested a cold launch of a YJ-21 hypersonic missile from a Type 055's VLS cells. The missile reportedly has an ...