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The DF-ZF is a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) developed by the People's Republic of China. It is launched by the DF-17 medium-range ballistic missile. The combined weapon system was likely operational by October 2019. [2] [3] The United States once referred to the DF-ZF as the WU-14. [1] The DF-17 was previously referred to as the DF-ZF. [2]
The YJ-21 (Chinese: 鹰击-21; pinyin: Yīngjī-èryāo; lit. 'eagle strike 21') is a Chinese hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile. [1] [2] The missile is possibly based on an export-oriented ballistic missile produced by China, named CM-401, but with more advanced features and capabilities. [3]
A young team of Chinese scientists say a hypersonic missile could fly further and longer by bouncing bounce off the Earth's atmosphere.
China had made "astounding progress" on hypersonic weapons far more advanced than US officials realized, sources told The Financial Times.
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 "KF-21" (possible Chinese designation, [52] NATO designation: CH-AS-X-13) is reported to be an air-launched variant of the DF-21 [53] with a nuclear or anti-ship role. It is a two-stage missile with a range of 3000 km. Weight may have been reduced by using composite materials. [54]
This marks yet another setback for the Pentagon’s program to introduce hypersonic missile capabilities into ... Chinese DF-17 missile which launches a DF-Z glide vehicle. The collapse of the INF ...
The missile can be mounted on a 10x10 transporter erector launcher (TEL) vehicle in pair of two, [1] or possibly launched by the H-6K bomber. [4] US Air Force 's China Aerospace Studies Institute identified and determined CJ-100 is in the People's Liberation Army service as of 2019, and full operational capability (FOC) of the missile system ...