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Configuration
| Specification | DF-26 | RS-24 Yars |
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| Type | IRBM ASBM[source] | Intercontinental Ballistic Missile[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 2016[source] | 2010–present[source] |
| Used by | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source] | Russian Strategic Missile Troops[source] |
Maximum; Mach 25 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single sourceMach 25 (30,600 km/h; 19,000 mph; 8,510 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation[source] | Votkinsk Machine Building Plant[source] |
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| Warhead | 1,200–1,800 kg thermonuclear weapon Conventional[source] | 3 x 200 kiloton MIRV warheads[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Accuracy | 100 m (330 ft) CEP[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Mobile launcher[source] | Silo , road-mobile TEL MZKT-79221[source] |
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| Status | The Dongfeng-26 or DF-26 ( simplified Chinese : 东风-26 ; traditional Chinese : 東風-26 ; lit. 'East Wind-26'; NATO reporting name : CH-SS-18 ) is an intermediate-range ballistic missile of the Dongfeng series deployed by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force and produced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC).[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2009[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Inertial with Glonass[source] |
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