CJ-100 | |
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Type | Land-attack cruise missile |
Place of origin | China |
Service history | |
In service | 2019 |
Used by | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force |
Specifications | |
Warhead | Conventional or nuclear warhead[1] |
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Operational range | 2,000 to 3,000 kilometres (1,200 to 1,900 mi) |
Maximum speed | Mach 4–Mach 5 (4,900–6,125 km/h)[2][3] |
Accuracy | 1 m[2] |
Launch platform |
Road-mobile Transporter erector launcher H-6K bomber |
The CJ-100 (Chinese: 长剑-100; pinyin: Cháng Jiàn 100; literally: "long sword 100"),[4] also known as DF-100 (Chinese: 东风-100; pinyin: Dōngfēng 100; literally: "east wind 100"),[1] is a Chinese Strategic long range land-attack hypersonic cruise missile. The missile system is reportedly capable of engaging land-based facilities, reinforced targets, underground bunkers and moving warships. The range is reportedly around 2,000 to 3,000 kilometres (1,200 to 1,900 mi). 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 can be achieved by 2022. The newer version of this missile which is called CJ-100B has passed some successful testing with very high manouvreable, sea skimming ability and evasive movement and highly likely will be in operational services with People's Liberation Army in 2022 - 2024. This CJ-100B has only improved its speed to Mach 6 - Mach 6.5 while keeping its operational range at 2000 - 3000km. While the Chinese military sciences is also developing the CJ-100C variant to improve its speed even faster with a targeted speed of Mach 8 and targeted operational range of 3500km.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "DF-100". http://www.military-today.com/missiles/df_100.htm.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "長劍100出鞘 米級精度破敵" (in Chinese). 30 March 2020. http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/232108/2020/0330/431949.html.
- ↑ Roblin, Sebastien (17 April 2020). "The DF-100 Is China's Biggest Threat To The U.S. Navy". https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/df-100-chinas-biggest-threat-us-navy-145172.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Chan, Minnie; Liu, Zhen (9 November 2019). "China’s new supersonic arsenal could give H-6N bomber force greater reach, military experts say". https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3036994/chinas-new-supersonic-arsenal-could-give-h-6n-bomber-force.
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