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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.
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, the DF-21A, was introduced. As of 2010, 60-80 DF-21/DF-21A were estimated to be in service; this number may have increased since then. [37] [38] Sources say Saudi Arabia bought a ...
Chinese DF-21D anti-ship ballistic missiles on their truck launchers on parade in Tiananmen Square in September 2015. The DF-21D represents a far more advanced threat than the Khalij Fars and its ...
YJ-21 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.
After the war, the Saudis and the CIA worked together to covertly allow the purchase of Chinese DF-21s. The DF-21 is solid-fueled instead of liquid-fueled like the DF-3, so it takes less time to prepare for launch. It is accurate to 30 meters CEP, allowing it to attack specific targets like compounds or palaces. The Saudis are not known to ...
China's DF-26 IRBM is a two-stage missile capable of reaching targets out to roughly 4,000 km. The weapon entered service in 2016 after being officially unveiled during China's 2015 parade ...
The Hanyang HY4260 is a model 6x6 tractor truck produced and developed by the Hanyang Special Purpose Vehicle Institute. Like other Chinese TELs such as the WS2600, the HY4260 primarily carries the DF-21 intermediate range ballistic missile, [3] which is towed on the back on a semi-trailer. Due to its Deutz BF12L413F turbocharged diesel engine ...
DF-21. 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]