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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.
DF-26. DF-26 missile as seen after the military parade on September 3, 2015. The Dong Feng -26 or DF-26 ( simplified Chinese: 东风-26; traditional Chinese: 東風-26; lit. 'East Wind-26'; NATO reporting name: CH-SS-18 [4]) is an intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force and produced by the ...
Air-to-air missiles of the People's Republic of China (14 P) Anti-ballistic missiles of the People's Republic of China (5 P) Anti-radiation missiles of the People's Republic of China (2 P) Anti-ship missiles of the People's Republic of China (1 C, 1 P) Anti-tank guided missiles of the People's Republic of China (7 P)
Dongfeng 4 (CSS-3) The DF-4 ( CSS-3) "Chingyu" is China's first two-stage ballistic missile, with 5,550-7,000 km range and 2,200 kg payload (3 Mt nuclear warhead). It was developed in late 1960s to provide strike capability against Moscow and Guam. The DF-4 missile also served as basis for China's first space launch vehicle, Chang Zheng 1 ...
The missile was test fired in 2011 and referenced by Chinese state media in 2015. [3] It was spotted in 2013 mounted on a prototype of Chengdu J-20. [7] The PL-15 entered People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) military service around 2015 [8] to 2017. [3] The carrying platforms include the Chengdu J-10C, the Shenyang J-16 and the Chengdu J-20.
YJ-21. 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] According to a 2023 People's Liberation ...
China: Missile carriers AFT-10 Carrier: Anti-tank missile carrier China: In service. HJ-10 missile deployed on ZBD-04A, ZBL-08, FAW MV3 ground vehicle platforms. AFT-9 Carrier: Anti-tank missile carrier China: In service. HJ-9 missile deployed on WZ-551 ground vehicle platform. [87] AFT-8C/D/E Carrier: Anti-tank missile carrier China: In service.
China’s rapidly growing arsenal of anti-satellite weapons could cripple America’s military in a crisis and the U.S. is scrambling to shore up its defenses miles above the Earth.