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CJ-100
TypeHypersonic land-attack cruise missile
Place of originChina
Service history
In service2019
Used byPeople's Liberation Army Rocket Force
Specifications
WarheadConventional or nuclear warhead[1]

Operational
range
2,000 to 3,000 kilometres (1,200 to 1,900 mi)
Maximum speed Mach 4 – Mach 5 (4,900–6,100 km/h)[2][3]
Accuracy1 m[2]
Launch
platform
Road-mobile Transporter erector launcher
H-6K bomber

The CJ-100 (Chinese: 长剑-100; pinyin: Cháng Jiàn 100; lit. 'long sword 100'; NATO reporting name: CH-SSC-13 Splinter),[4][5] also known as DF-100 (Chinese: 东风-100; pinyin: Dōngfēng 100; lit. 'east wind 100'),[1] is a Chinese strategic, long range hypersonic land-attack 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.[6]

Operators

 China

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "DF-100". Military Today.
  2. ^ a b "長劍100出鞘 米級精度破敵". takungpao (in Chinese). 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ Roblin, Sebastien (17 April 2020). "The DF-100 Is China's Biggest Threat To The U.S. Navy". National Interest.
  4. ^ a b Chan, Minnie; Liu, Zhen (9 November 2019). "China's new supersonic arsenal could give H-6N bomber force greater reach, military experts say". South China Morning Post.
  5. ^ For Strategic Studies (Iiss), The International Institute (15 February 2023). "6 Asia". The Military Balance 2023. London: Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781003400226. ISBN 9781003400226. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  6. ^ China Aerospace Studies Institute (4 November 2020). "First PLA Rocket Force CJ-100 Unit Likely Identifie" (PDF). Air University.