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The PRC has developed an improved variant of the DF-31 called the DF-31A. This upgraded missile has a reported range of 13,200 km, [ 3 ] will allow targeting of most of the continental United States [ 7 ] and was designed with MIRV capability to hold 3 to 5 warheads, each capable of a 90 kt yield, but is thought to be armed with only one ...
The DF-31 (CSS-10) is China's newest road-mobile, solid-fuel ICBM developed by the 4th Aerospace Academy (now ARMT). The DF-31 has range of 8,000+ km, and can carry a single 1,000 kt warhead, or up to three 20-150 kt MIRV warheads.
DF-5C: China China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology: 15,000 km 183,000 kg 10x 1 Mt Active 2015 Yes Silo 800m 41 DF-4: China Factory 211 (Capital Astronautics Co.) 7,000 km 82,000 kg 3.3 Mt Inactive 1975 No Silo 1,500 m 41 DF-4A China Factory 211 (Capital Astronautics Co.) 7,000 km 82,000 kg 3x 1 Mt Inactive 1975 Yes Silo 1,500 m 42 DF-31: China
US DoD designations for SS-N series naval surface-to-surface missiles (fired from ships and submarines), with Soviet designations: . SS-N-1 "Scrubber" (4K40) (P-1); SS-N-2 "Styx" (4K51) (P-15)
The Taian HTF5980 is a 16x16 TEL that specialises in carrying superheavy ICBMs like the aforementioned DF-41s or sometimes the DF-31AG. [1] It is the first eight-axis self-propelled chassis made in China, equipped with a multi-axis steering system to meet the requirements of high manoeuvrability for a ground vehicle of such size.
The Dongfeng 5 or DF-5 is a 3-stage Chinese ICBM. It has a length 32.6 m and a diameter of 3.35 m. It weighs 183 tonnes and has an estimated range of 12,000–15,000 kilometers. [49]: 71–72 The DF-5 had its first flight in 1971 and was in operational service 10 years later. One of the downsides of the missile was that it took between 30 and ...
On 11 January 2007, China conducted an anti-satellite missile test. A Chinese weather satellite—the FY-1C (COSPAR 1999-025A) polar orbit satellite of the Fengyun series, at an altitude of 865 kilometres (537 mi), with a mass of 750 kilograms (1,650 lb) [1] —was destroyed by a kinetic kill vehicle traveling with a speed of 8 km/s (18,000 mph) in the opposite direction [2] (see Head-on ...
The Dongfeng 21 (DF-21; NATO reporting name CSS-5 - Dong-Feng (simplified Chinese: 东风; traditional Chinese: 東風; lit. 'East Wind') is a two-stage , solid-fuel , single- warhead medium-range ballistic missile (MRBM) developed by China 's Changfeng Mechanics and Electronics Technology Academy.