DF-17
«Dongfeng-17»
HypersonicHypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)China2019In service
Chinese MRBM carrying the DF-ZF HGV, the first mass-deployed operational HGV in the world.
Hypersonic//Hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)
ID — DF-17China · CASC
DF-17
Dongfeng-17
Chinese MRBM carrying the DF-ZF HGV, the first mass-deployed operational HGV in the world.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- DF-17
- Alias
- Dongfeng-17
- Manufacturer
- CASC
- Country
- China
- Year
- 2019
- Category
- Hypersonic
- All sub-types
- Hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 2500 km
- Top speed
- Mach 10
- Guidance
- INS + Beidou + manovre planari
- Warhead
- Convenzionale o nucleare (stimato 500 kT)
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- TEL stradale 8x8
- Length
- 11 m
- Launch weight
- 15000 kg
Production & inventory
- Estimated inventory
- ≈50-100 missili / due brigate PLARF (stima 2024)
Tags
HypersonicDual-useNuclear-capable
Main operators
China
History
Revealed at the October 1, 2019 Beijing parade, DF-17 is the world's first operational solution to mount a hypersonic glide vehicle on a conventional MRBM.
Intended as an anti-carrier and anti-base weapon against US first-island-chain assets, complicating AEGIS/THAAD exo-atmospheric defenses.
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