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The latest variant, the DF-21D, was said to be the world's first anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM). The DF-21 has also been developed into a space warfare-capable anti-satellite weapon/anti-missile weapon carrier.
China has inducted the world's first [18] operational anti-ship ballistic missile, a "carrier killer" capable of carrying both conventional and nuclear warheads, known as the DF-21D. [19] In 2010, it was reported that China had entered the DF-21D into its early operational stage for deployment. [20]
One of the biggest threats facing the U.S. Navy today is a new anti-ship ballistic missile recently fielded by China. Officially designated the "DF-21D," American military men have another name ...
The price of the two vessels is estimated to be worth US$9 Billion dollars. ... On 1 May 2024, ... DF-21D – Chinese anti-ship ballistic missile;
Beijing's most sophisticated anti-ship ballistic missile, the DF-27, which uses a hypersonic glide vehicle to maneuver to its target, was tested in 2023. ... including the DF-21D "carrier killer ...
China’s development of the DF-21D missile garnered much attention—it was even noted in an episode of the The Office—and in the 2010s, the Navy began deploying a spectrum of new air defenses ...
The first of the Dongfeng missiles, the DF-1 (SS-2, codenamed '1059', initially 'DF-1' , later the DF-3 [1]), was a licensed copy of the Soviet R-2 (SS-2 Sibling) short-range ballistic missile (SRBM), [2] based on the German V-2 rocket. The DF-1 had a single RD-101 rocket engine, and used alcohol for fuel with liquid oxygen (LOX) as an oxidizer ...
A 2023 Pentagon report said the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force has about 500 DF-26 missiles, designed to accurately strike targets thousands of kilometres away. ... including the DF-21D and ...