BRE (export name: Fire Dragon/King Dragon)[1] is a series of guided rockets (missiles) manufactured by Chinese Norinco.[2]
The largest version is the BRE8, export name Fire Dragon 480[3][4] (previously Fire Dragon 280A). It is a 750 mm tactical ballistic missile , with a 480 kg warhead and range of 280–300 km, for the AR-3 launcher. It uses inertial plus satellite guidance with a CEP accuracy of about 30m.[5][6][7][8][9]
A similar missile is the 610 mm caliber King Dragon 300[10]</ref>,[11] with a range of 300 km and precision guidance, for the SR-5 launcher.[2][12]
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- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "More capable rocket system [INDODEF16-D1 - Jane's 360"]. https://www.janes.com/article/65130/more-capable-rocket-system-indodef16-d1.
- ↑ "East Pendulum on Twitter". https://twitter.com/HenriKenhmann/status/1058984209572802561.
- ↑ "China Ballistic Missiles and Nuclear Arms Thread". https://www.sinodefenceforum.com/china-ballistic-missiles-and-nuclear-arms-thread.t5881/page-247.
- ↑ "DSA 2018: China’s Norinco reveals Fire Dragon 280A tactical missile". 19 April 2018. https://tiananmenstremendousachievements.wordpress.com/2018/04/19/dsa-2018-chinas-norinco-reveals-fire-dragon-280a-tactical-missile/.
- ↑ "DSA 2018: China unveils new Fire Dragon missile - LWI - Land Warfare - Shephard Media". https://www.shephardmedia.com/news/landwarfareintl/dsa-2018-china-unveils-new-fire-dragon-missile/.
- ↑ "Long-range firepower [IDX15D2 - Jane's 360"]. https://www.janes.com/article/49332/long-range-firepower-idx15d2.
- ↑ "Ballistic and cruise missile threat". fas.org. 2017. https://fas.org/wp-content/uploads/media/NASIC2017.pdf. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
- ↑ "珠海航展上的中国新火箭炮,让美国人聊以自慰的资本所剩无几!_制导". 5 November 2018. http://www.sohu.com/a/273375146_419342.
- ↑ "Airshow China 2014 Photo Report - Strike Weapons - Defense Update:". 14 November 2014. https://defense-update.com/20141114_airshow-china-2014-photo-report-strike-weapons.html.
- ↑ "Caesar on Twitter". https://twitter.com/Ninja998998/status/1059788942445293568.
- ↑ Eshel, Noam (2014-11-14). "Airshow China 2014 Photo Report - Strike Weapons" (in en-US). https://defense-update.com/20141114_airshow-china-2014-photo-report-strike-weapons.html.
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