DF-25

DF-25
Type IRBM
Specifications
Warhead 1 or multiple (up to 3) nuclear or conventional warheads (HE, FAE, EMP), maneuvering reentry vehicles

Engine two-stage solid-propellant rocket
Operational
range
3,200 km (2,000 mi)[1]
Guidance
system
Inertial guidance/BeiDou Navigation Satellite System + terminal active radar homing guidance[2]
Launch
platform
Mobile launcher[2]

DF-25 (Dong Feng-25) was a Chinese two-stage, solid-propellant, mobile-launch Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). Some reports state it could deliver a single or multiple conventional warheads weighing 2,000 kg (4,400 lb) over a maximum distance of 3,200 km. There are conflicting reports on whether the DF-25 entered service, and if so, when.[3][2] The U.S. Department of Defense in its 2013 report to Congress on China's military developments made no mention of the DF-25 as a missile in service.[4]

References

  1. Richard Fisher (24 July 2007). "New Chinese Missiles Target the Greater Asian Region". International Assessment and Strategy Center. Archived from the original on 9 December 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 27 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
  3. DF-25 - China Nuclear Forces
  4. Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2013 (PDF). Office of the Secretary of Defense (Report). U.S. Department of Defense. 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2014.


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