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ATACMSlarger figure on 0 of 3
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Measured figures
Length
Single source13 feet (4.0 m)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ATACMS | DF-31 |
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| Speed | Supersonic, in excess of Mach 3 (0.6 mi/s; 1.0 km/s)[source] | Up to 8.16 km/s (Mach 25)[source] |
| Type | Rocket artillery Tactical ballistic missile[source] | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| In service | 1991–present[source] | 2006 (DF-31), 2007 (DF-31A), 2017 (DF-31B) |
21.6 m (70 ft 10 in)[source]
Block IA · Range
Single sourceBlock I · Range
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum firing range
Single sourceQuick Reaction Unitary (QRU) · Range
Single source190 mi (300 km)[source]
165 kilometers[source]Block I
300 kilometers[source]Block IA
270 kilometers[source]Quick Reaction Unitary (QRU)
Operational; DF-31
Single sourceOperational; DF-31A
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | Australia United States South Korea Morocco Romania Greece Turkey Poland Ukraine United Arab Emirates[source] | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source] |
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| Wars | Gulf War Iraq War Russo-Ukrainian War 2026 Iran war[source] | — |
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| Designer | Ling-Temco-Vought[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1986[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin[source] | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)[source] |
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| Unit cost | M39: $820,000 (FY1998) (or ~$1,476,000 FY2022) M57: ~$1,700,000 (FY2021)[source] |
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| No. built | 3,700[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Block 1: 950 M74 bomblets Block 1A: 300 M74 bomblets or 470 lb (213 kg) WDU-18/B HE blast/fragmentation unitary warhead or 545 lb (247 kg) WDU-40/B HE blast penetration Block 2: 13 BAT submunitions[source] | 425 kilotonnes of TNT (1,780 TJ)[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | 160,000 ft (50 km)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | GPS-aided inertial navigation guidance[source] | Astro-inertial guidance with BeiDou Navigation Satellite System[source] |
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| Launch platform | M270 , HIMARS , GMARS[source] | Silo, 8 axle TEL[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | Up to 1,200 km (750 mi)[source] |
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| Accuracy | — | 100 m CEP for silo launched and 150–300 m for TEL-launched.[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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7,200–8,000 km (4,500–5,000 mi) (DF-31) 13,200 km (8,200 mi) (DF-31A)[source]