Abdali-I vs YJ-21: Specs Compared

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ABallistic missiles

YJ-21

Hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

Abdali-ILength

9.75 m

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YJ-21approx

≈ 8.3 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 23 rows sourced on both sides

9.75m

≈ 8.3mapprox

Length

All recorded figures & sources

9.75 m

Length

Single source

9.75 m (384 in)^[source]

≈ 8.3 m

approx

Single source

Configuration

Details

Abdali-I and YJ-21 configuration
Specification	Abdali-I	YJ-21
Type	SRBM^[source]	Hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile^[source]
Place of origin	Pakistan^[source]	China^[source]
Used by	Pakistan Army Army Strategic Forces Command^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]
Designer	SUPARCO (Rocket stage) DESTO (Warhead design/assembly)^[source]	—

Manufacturer	SUPARCO^[source]	CALT ?/ SAST ?^[source]

Warhead	Single conventional HE / ICM^[source]	Conventional^[source]

Transmission	Automatic^[source]	—

Suspension	MAZ-7310 8WD (With Pakistani military markings)^[source]	—

Propellant	Solid-propellent^[source]	—

Guidance system	Inertial , Terminal^[source]	—

Accuracy	100 m (330 ft)—150 m (490 ft) CEP .^[source]	—

Launch platform	Transporter erector launcher (TEL)^[source]	Sea platform: Type 055 destroyer Aerial platform: Xian H-6K^[source]

In service	—	2022–present^[source]

Source measurement	—	In 2022, an unidentified hypersonic missile was revealed by the Chinese Navy ahead of its 73rd anniversary, launching from a universal vertical launch system of the Type 055 destroyer . The Chinese Navy did not reveal the missile's designation, but defense analysts believed it to be the ship-launched version of the YJ-21. However, with the emergence of the YJ-20 hypersonic missile in 2025, having a more closely aligned profile to the missile launched by Type 055 in 2022, analysts believed these were two separate missile developments.^[source]YJ-21 · History and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage According to a 2023 People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force article, the missile has a cruise speed of Mach 6, and a terminal speed of Mach 10. The missile could be launched from China's Type 055 destroyer or the H-6 bomber.^[source]YJ-21 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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In 2022, an unidentified hypersonic missile was revealed by the Chinese Navy ahead of its 73rd anniversary, launching from a universal vertical launch system of the Type 055 destroyer . The Chinese Navy did not reveal the missile's designation, but defense analysts believed it to be the ship-launched version of the YJ-21. However, with the emergence of the YJ-20 hypersonic missile in 2025, having a more closely aligned profile to the missile launched by Type 055 in 2022, analysts believed these were two separate missile developments.^[source]YJ-21 · History and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

According to a 2023 People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force article, the missile has a cruise speed of Mach 6, and a terminal speed of Mach 10. The missile could be launched from China's Type 055 destroyer or the H-6 bomber.^[source]YJ-21 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage