Surya missile vs YJ-21: Specs Compared

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ABallistic missiles

Surya missile

Intercontinental ballistic missile

BBallistic missiles

YJ-21

Hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile

First system

Second system

Measured figures

Head to head

8 of 19 rows sourced on both sides

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≈ 8.3mapprox

Length

All recorded figures & sources

≈ 8.3 m

approx

Single source

approx. 8.3 metres (27 ft)^[source]

≈ 70t~

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Mass

Configuration

Details

Surya missile and YJ-21 configuration
Specification	Surya missile	YJ-21
Type	Intercontinental ballistic missile^[source]	Hypersonic anti-ship ballistic missile^[source]
Place of origin	India^[source]	China^[source]
Used by	Indian Armed Forces^[source]	People's Liberation Army Navy^[source]
Designer	Defence Research and Development Organisation^[source]	—

Warhead	3-15 MIRV warheads with yield 750kt or 5 Mt single warhead^[source]	Conventional^[source]

Blast yield	750KT to 5MT^[source]	—

Engine	Two-stage solid rocket + third stage solid/ liquid rocket^[source]	—

Propellant	Solid and liquid fuel^[source]	—

Launch platform	TEL , Missile launch facility^[source]	Sea platform: Type 055 destroyer Aerial platform: Xian H-6K^[source]

In service	—	2022–present^[source]

Source measurement	—	In 2022, an unidentified hypersonic missile was revealed by the Chinese Navy ahead of its 73rd anniversary, launching from a universal vertical launch system of the Type 055 destroyer . The Chinese Navy did not reveal the missile's designation, but defense analysts believed it to be the ship-launched version of the YJ-21. However, with the emergence of the YJ-20 hypersonic missile in 2025, having a more closely aligned profile to the missile launched by Type 055 in 2022, analysts believed these were two separate missile developments.^[source]YJ-21 · History and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage According to a 2023 People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force article, the missile has a cruise speed of Mach 6, and a terminal speed of Mach 10. The missile could be launched from China's Type 055 destroyer or the H-6 bomber.^[source]YJ-21 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

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In 2022, an unidentified hypersonic missile was revealed by the Chinese Navy ahead of its 73rd anniversary, launching from a universal vertical launch system of the Type 055 destroyer . The Chinese Navy did not reveal the missile's designation, but defense analysts believed it to be the ship-launched version of the YJ-21. However, with the emergence of the YJ-20 hypersonic missile in 2025, having a more closely aligned profile to the missile launched by Type 055 in 2022, analysts believed these were two separate missile developments.^[source]YJ-21 · History and development; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

According to a 2023 People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force article, the missile has a cruise speed of Mach 6, and a terminal speed of Mach 10. The missile could be launched from China's Type 055 destroyer or the H-6 bomber.^[source]YJ-21 · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage