DF-31 vs DF-41: Specs Compared

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ABallistic missiles

DF-31

Intercontinental ballistic missile

BBallistic missiles

DF-41

ICBM

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

DF-31Length

21.6 m

Length source ↗

DF-41Length

20–22 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

DF-31larger figure on 2 of 2

Length+3%
Diameter+5%

DF-41larger figure on 0 of 2

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

15 of 18 rows sourced on both sides

21.6m

20–22m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

21.6 m

Length

Single source

21.6 m (70 ft 10 in)^[source]

20–22 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

DF-31 and DF-41 configuration
Specification	DF-31	DF-41
Type	Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]	ICBM^[source]
Place of origin	People's Republic of China^[source]	China^[source]
In service	2006 (DF-31), 2007 (DF-31A), 2017 (DF-31B)^[source]	2017^[source]
Used by	People's Liberation Army Rocket Force^[source]	People's Liberation Army Rocket Force^[source]

Manufacturer	Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)^[source]	China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)^[source]

Unit cost	-^[source]	—

Warhead	425 kilotonnes of TNT (1,780 TJ)^[source]	MIRV (up to 10 warheads)^[source]

Engine	Solid-fuel rocket^[source]	Three-stage Solid-fuel rocket^[source]

Flight altitude	Up to 1,200 km (750 mi)^[source]	—

Guidance system	Astro-inertial guidance with BeiDou Navigation Satellite System^[source]	Inertial , likely with stellar and satellite updates^[source]

Accuracy	100 m CEP for silo launched and 150–300 m for TEL-launched.^[source]	~100 m CEP^[source]

Launch platform	Silo, 8 axle TEL^[source]	Silo , road-mobile Transporter erector launcher , rail-mobile^[source]

Status	—	The Dongfeng-41 or DF-41 ( simplified Chinese : 东风-41 ; traditional Chinese : 東風-41 ; lit. 'East Wind-41'; NATO reporting name : CH-SS-20 ; previously reported as CSS-10 ) is a fourth-generation Chinese solid-fuelled road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile operated by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force (formerly the Second Artillery Corps )^[source]