DF-27
«Dong Feng-27»
HypersonicHypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)China2023In service
Chinese intermediate-range missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle, able to strike carriers and targets at 5000-8000 km.
Hypersonic//Hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)
ID — DF-27China · CASC
DF-27
Dong Feng-27
Chinese intermediate-range missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle, able to strike carriers and targets at 5000-8000 km.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- DF-27
- Alias
- Dong Feng-27
- Manufacturer
- CASC
- Country
- China
- Year
- 2023
- Category
- Hypersonic
- All sub-types
- Hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 8000 km
- Top speed
- Mach 10+
- Guidance
- INS + BeiDou + seeker terminale
- Warhead
- Convenzionale o nucleare / HGV manovrabile
- CEP
- 50 m
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- TEL stradale
Tags
HypersonicNuclear-capableAnti-ship
Main operators
China
History
Pentagon documents leaked in 2023 revealed the DF-27, a Chinese hypersonic IRBM with 'Guam-killer' range up to 8000 km.
It combines a maneuvering HGV with dual anti-ship and land-attack capability, strengthening the PLARF A2/AD posture in the Indo-Pacific.
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