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DF-17
CASC · Hypersonic · China · Digital Age (2010–present)
The Dongfeng-17 is a Chinese solid-fuelled road-mobile medium-range ballistic missile designed to carry the DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV).
Specifications
- Category
- Missiles
- Sub-Category
- Hypersonic
- Domain
- Defence
- Era
- Digital Age (2010–present)
- Country
- China
- Manufacturer
- CASC
- Operator
- China
- Primary Role
- Hypersonic
- Status
- In Service
- Service Entry
- 2019
- Produced
- 100
- Propulsion
- Rocket
- Engine
- Solid-fuel 2-stage rocket + DF-ZF HGV
- Thrust / Power
- None (rocket)
- Launch
- Ground-launched
- Length (ft)
- 46.9
- Service Ceiling (ft)
- 200000
- Range (mi)
- 1500
- Max Speed (mph)
- 7670
- Max Speed (Mach)
- 10
- Armament
- Nuclear / conventional (hypersonic glide)