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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.
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 ...
A formidable threat to the US Navy's prized flattop fleet, China's infamous anti-ship Dong-Feng 21 missile has been nicknamed the "carrier killer"; Dongfeng means "east wind" in Chinese.
Missile range may refer to: Missile Range Instrumentation Ship; Pan American Airways Guided Missile Range Division; Ballistic missiles classified according to their ...
The DF-17 uses the rocket booster from the DF-16B short-range ballistic missile. [6] It is more difficult for missile defenses to intercept the manoeuvrable DF-ZF than a ballistic missile, whose trajectories are more predictable. [7] [5] DF-17 strikes to degrade air and missile defenses may precede the use of less survivable weapons. [5]
The Long March 1 rocket is derived from earlier Chinese 2-stage Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM) DF-4, or Dong Feng 4 missile, and Long March 2, Long March 3, Long March 4 rocket families are derivatives of the Chinese 2-stage Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) DF-5, or Dong Feng 5 missile. However, like its counterparts in ...
The U.S. military has said the missile's design is based on the longer-range RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The new missile was experimental and Russia likely possessed ...
North Korea said Tuesday it had test-fired a new tactical ballistic missile capable of carrying “a super-large warhead,” a claim quickly disputed by South Korean officials and experts who ...