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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.
It was the first solid-fuelled ballistic missile deployed by the Second Artillery Corp. The missile carries a single 500 kt nuclear warhead, with up to 2,500 km (1,600 mi) range. The DF-21 also served as the basis for the submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) JL-1 (CSS-N-3), [36] used on the Xia-class SSBN. In 1996, an improved variant ...
Missile defense systems are a type of missile defense intended to shield a country against incoming missiles, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs) or other ballistic missiles. The United States , Russia , India , France , Israel , Italy , United Kingdom , China and Iran have all developed missile defense systems.
The construction of the Korla Missile Test Complex began in 2009. [3] In 2015 the DN-3’s anti-satellite capabilities are believed to have been tested with a launch from Korla. [6] In 2016 the complex hosted a midcourse ballistic missile defense test. [7] The PLA claimed that four successful tests had taken place at Korla. [8]
A US senior defense analyst said China has the world's "leading hypersonic arsenal," which includes the medium-range Dong Feng-17 ballistic missile equipped with a hypersonic glide vehicle.
Ship-launched ballistic missile. KD-21 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.
Testing of the DN-3 has primarily occurred at the Korla Missile Test Complex. [3] A 2010 midcourse defense test was most likely a test of the DF-3. [1] In 2015 the DN-3’s anti-satellite capabilities are believed to have been tested. [4] In February 2018 the DN-3 was tested against a DF-21 based target in space. [5]
The Type 094 (Chinese: 09-IV型核潜艇; Chinese designation: 09-IV; NATO reporting name: Jin class) is a class of nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines developed by China for the People's Liberation Army Navy Submarine Force. The Type 094 succeeds the Type 092 submarine and precedes the Type 096 submarine, which is under development.