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DF-31larger figure on 1 of 1
Kh-47M2 Kinzhallarger figure on 0 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source21.6 m (70 ft 10 in)[source]
estimated
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DF-31 | Kh-47M2 Kinzhal |
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| Type | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] | Air-launched ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | Russia[source] |
| In service | 2006 (DF-31), 2007 (DF-31A), 2017 (DF-31B)[source] | 2017–present[source] |
| Used by | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source] | Russian Aerospace Forces |
7.2 m (23 ft 7 in) (estimated)[source]
Operational; DF-31
Single sourceOperational; DF-31A
Single source7,200–8,000 km (4,500–5,000 mi) (DF-31) 13,200 km (8,200 mi) (DF-31A)[source]
Operational; including range of launching aircraft
Single source2,000 km (1,200 mi), including range of launching aircraft[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Manufacturer | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)[source] | KBM[source] |
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| Unit cost | US$10 million[source] |
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| Warhead | 425 kilotonnes of TNT (1,780 TJ)[source] | Low yield nuclear warhead (5 to 50 kt ) or conventional HE[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket[source] | Solid-propellant rocket motor[source] |
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| Flight altitude | Up to 1,200 km (750 mi)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Astro-inertial guidance with BeiDou Navigation Satellite System[source] | INS , mid-course update[source] |
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| Accuracy | 100 m CEP for silo launched and 150–300 m for TEL-launched.[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Silo, 8 axle TEL[source] | MiG-31BM/K Tu-22M3M Su-34 (reportedly) Su‐57 (planned)[source] |
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| Source measurement | The PRC has developed an improved variant of the DF-31 called the DF-31A. This upgraded missile has a reported range of 13,200 km, will allow targeting of most of the continental United States and was designed with MIRV capability to hold 3 to 5 warheads, each capable of a 90 kt yield, but is thought to be armed with only one warhead with penetration and decoy aids to complicate missile defense efforts. The missile was shown to the public during the parade in Beijing celebrating 70 years since the end of World War II on September 3, 2015. It can carry maneuverable reentry vehicles .[source]DF-31 · DF-31A; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage | — |
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| Wars | — | Russo-Ukrainian war[source] |
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| Designer | — | Believed to be: Votkinsk Plant State Production Association and Tactical Missiles Corporation JSC[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Four cropped delta‐fins[source] |
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| References | — | Janes , CSIS[source] |
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