DF-26
«Dongfeng-26 / CSS-18 / 'Guam-killer'»
BallisticIRBM — intermediate range (3000-5500 km)China2016In service
Chinese dual-use conventional/nuclear IRBM, 4,000 km range, with anti-ship variant against large naval combatants.
Ballistic//IRBM — intermediate range (3000-5500 km)
ID — DF-26China · CASC
DF-26
Dongfeng-26 / CSS-18 / 'Guam-killer'
Chinese dual-use conventional/nuclear IRBM, 4,000 km range, with anti-ship variant against large naval combatants.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- DF-26
- Alias
- Dongfeng-26 / CSS-18 / 'Guam-killer'
- Manufacturer
- CASC
- Country
- China
- Year
- 2016
- Category
- Ballistic
- All sub-types
- IRBM — intermediate range (3000-5500 km)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 4000 km
- Top speed
- Mach 18
- Guidance
- INS + Beidou + MaRV (variante antinave con seeker terminale)
- Warhead
- HE/penetratrice ~1.500 kg o nucleare 200-300 kT
- CEP
- 150 m
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- TEL stradale 12x12 HTF5980A
- Length
- 14 m
- Launch weight
- 20000 kg
Production & inventory
- Estimated inventory
- ≈250 missili / 150 lanciatori (US DoD 2023)
Tags
Anti-shipNuclear-capableDual-use
Main operators
China
History
First shown at the 2015 Beijing parade, it entered service in 2016 as the first conventional IRBM able to strike Guam, hence its nickname.
In 2020 the PLA Rocket Force launched against a moving naval target in the South China Sea, confirming long-range ASBM capability.
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