Revealed in 2006, the DF-21C is a terminally guided version [11] that has a maximum range believed to be about 1,700 km (1,100 mi) [12] and accuracy estimated to be 50~100m. [13] The missile was the first dual-capable version, able to be armed with either a …

The DF-21 (Dong Feng-21) medium-range mobile missile system is designed to strike the enemy's administrative and political centers, control centers and small area targets: airfields, seaports, power plants, oil and gas terminals.

One area of investment involves combining conventionally-armed anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs) based on the CSS-5 (DF-21) airframe, C4ISR for geo-location and tracking of targets, and onboard...

Apr 14, 2025 · The DF-21C is a two-stage, solid-fuel, single-warhead medium-range ballistic missile system. The DF-21C missile range is shorter than the DF-21A/-21B due to a larger payload. This missile can carry a single warhead up to …

Oct 14, 2008 · As early as 2005, descriptions of the long-awaited conventional DF-21 were described as the DF-21C — which would presumably correspond to a CSS -5 Mod 3. That seems to be the mystery missile carried by various pictures of China’s shiny new TEL. (Above is the most widely published of those images.)

guided variant of the DF-21C / CSS-5C, which is a 1,000 nautical mile range class IRBM derived from the JL-1 series solid rocket propelled SLBM carried by PLA-N SLBMs. The early DF-21A/B is carried by a towed TEL and is highly mobile. The newer DF-21C is carried on a large 10 x 10 Transporter Erector Launcher (TEL) vehicle,

Feb 24, 2024 · Base 64 at Lanzhou is known to have at least one MRBM DF 21B/21C brigade and may be a LACM brigade at Hanzhong. A study done by Harvard University in March 2020 suggests that PLARF would require 220 ballistic missiles to keep one airfield shut for 24 hours.

With the transition to the newer S-400 variant, the 9M96E/E2 interceptor missiles were introduced, and radar enhancements added, to provide an ABM capability similar to the PAC-3. All weapons use Track Via Missile (TVM) guidance similar to the Patriot series.

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China has reportedly developed and tested the world's first anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) called DF-21D, with a maximum range of around 2,700 kilometres (1,700 mi), [10] in 2005, according to the US Department of Defense. It is estimated to have reached initial operating capability in 2007 or 2008.