DF-26

The Dong-Feng 26 (DF-26, simplified Chinese: 东风-26; traditional Chinese: 東風-26; lit.: 'East Wind-26') is an intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force and produced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).[4]

DF-26
DF-26 missile as seen after the military parade on September 3, 2015.
TypeIRBM
ASBM
Place of originChina
Service history
In service2016[1]
Used byPeople's Liberation Army Rocket Force
Production history
ManufacturerChina Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
Specifications
Warhead1,200-1,800 kg Thermonuclear weapon
Conventional[2]
EngineSolid-fuel rocket
Operational
range
4,000 km (2,500 mi)[1]
Accuracy150–450 m (490–1,480 ft) CEP[3]
Launch
platform
Mobile launcher

The DF-26 has a range of 4,000 km (2,500 mi) and may conduct precision nuclear or conventional strikes against ground and naval targets[1]. It is China's first conventionally-armed ballistic missile capable of reaching Guam and the American military installations located there;[3] this has led to the missile being referred to by netizens as the "Guam Express" or "Guam Killer".[5]

The ambiguity of whether or not a DF-26 unit has conventional or nuclear warheads makes it risky for an adversary to target these missiles in a first strike.[6]

The missile was officially revealed at the Chinese 2015 parade commemorating the end of the Second World War[3]. In April 2018, it was officially confirmed that the DF-26 was in service with the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF).[7] The United States believes the missile was first fielded in 2016[1], with 16 operational launchers in 2017.[8]

Variants
  • DF-26
  • DF-26B[9]
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See also

Notes and references
  1. United States Department of Defense (2019: 44)
  2. "China Commissions DF-26 Missile Brigade - Missile Threat". 20 April 2018.
  3. Wilson: page 8
  4. Richard D Fisher Jr, James Hardy (30 August 2015). "China previews new ballistic missiles in practices for 3 September parade". Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  5. Wilson: page 4
  6. https://www.cato.org/publications/commentary/meet-df-31ag-df-26-big-ballistic-missiles-chinas-military-anniversary-parade
  7. "Beijing confirms induction of DF-26 ballistic missile into PLARF - Jane's 360". www.janes.com.
  8. http://www.nasic.af.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=F2VLcKSmCTE%3d&portalid=19 National Air and Space Intelligence Center
  9. Diplomat, Franz-Stefan Gady, The. "China Tests New Missile Close to Korean Peninsula".
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