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BBallistic missiles
Rocket artillery Short-range ballistic missile Medium-range ballistic missile Anti-ship ballistic missile
At a glance
DF-31larger figure on 2 of 2
Precision Strike Missilelarger figure on 0 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source21.6 m (70 ft 10 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DF-31 | Precision Strike Missile |
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| Speed | Up to 8.16 km/s (Mach 25)[source] | — |
| Type | Intercontinental ballistic missile[source] | Rocket artillery Short-range ballistic missile Medium-range ballistic missile Anti-ship ballistic missile[source] |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 2006 (DF-31), 2007 (DF-31A), 2017 (DF-31B)[source] | 2023–present[source] |
13 ft (4.0 m)[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]
Warhead weight
Single source200 lb (91 kg)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Used by | People's Liberation Army Rocket Force[source] | United States Australia[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology (ARMT)[source] | Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control[source] |
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| Unit cost | < $3.5 million (Increment One)[source] |
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| Warhead | 425 kilotonnes of TNT (1,780 TJ)[source] | HE fragmentation blast Unknown number of submunitions Future iterations will possibly include Coyote drones and Hatchet miniature glide bombs from Northrop Grumman .[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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| Guidance system | Astro-inertial guidance with BeiDou Navigation Satellite System[source] | Base: INS + GPS Land-based anti-ship missile: Base + anti-radiation seeker + Imaging Infrared (IIR)[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] | M270 MLRS , M142 HIMARS , GMARS[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 | — | 2026 Iran war[source] |
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| Designer | — | Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control[source] |
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| Propellant | — | solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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| Launch platforms | — | M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System and the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System[source]Unspecified by source |
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| Reported operators | — |
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