CJ-10 (missile) explained

Is Missile:yes
CJ-10
Origin:China
Type:Land-attack missile
Cruise missile
Air-launched cruise missile
Used By:China
Manufacturer:China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation/China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy
Vehicle Range:>1500km (900miles)
Filling:500kg (1,100lb), conventional or nuclear
Guidance:
Launch Platform:

The CJ-10 is a second-generation[3] Chinese land-attack cruise missile.[4] It is derived from the Kh-55 missile.[5] It is reportedly manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy and the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy.[3]

Initially, the CJ-10 was identified as the DH-10 by Western media and analysts.[6] [7] United States Department of Defense reports used "DH-10" until 2011,[8] [9] and then "CJ-10" from 2012.[10] [11] Publications may use both terms interchangeably.[3] [12] The Center for Strategic and International Studies believes that the CJ-10 is a member of the Hongniao (HN) series of missiles;[13] Ian Easton believes that the CJ-10 is the same missile as the HN-2, and that the HN-3 is the "DH-10A".[14]

Description

In the September 2014 edition of Joint Forces Quarterly, an article reportedly described CJ-10 as a subsonic missile with a range of more than 1,500 km and a 500 kg payload. The article attributes the missile having a guidance package using inertial navigation system, satellite navigation, terrain contour matching, and a likely Digital Scene-Mapping Area Correlator for terminal guidance. Ships and transporter erector launchers were listed as launch platforms.[3]

In 2013, the United States believes that the missile has a range of more than 1,500 km, and can potentially carry either conventional or nuclear payloads;[15] other sources claim the missile has ranges of 2000km (1,000miles),[16] or as much as 4000km (2,000miles).[17] In 2004, the CJ-10 was credited with a CEP of 10 m.[18]

The YJ-100 is a subsonic anti-ship version of the CJ-10 with a range of 800km (500miles). The missile can be air-launched by the H-6 bomber and fired from a vertical launching system of the Type 055 destroyer according to Chinese expert Li Li on Chinese television.[19] The YJ-100 will have an onboard radar and is potentially a counter to the American AGM-158C LRASM.[20]

Development

The development of the CJ-10 could have potentially benefited significantly from Chinese acquisition of NATO and Soviet missile technology in the 1990s, notably the Kh-55 (purchased from Ukraine), and the Tomahawk cruise missiles (that were unexploded and purchased from Iraq and Serbia). The detailed production engineering data packages of the Kh-55 LACM were bought from Ukraine in 2001.[21] A 1995 Russian document suggested a complete production facility had been transferred to Shanghai, for the development of a nuclear-armed cruise missile. Originally it was thought that this was based on the 300 km-range Raduga Kh-15 (AS-16 'Kickback'), but it now appears that it was the Kh-55 that was transferred to China.[5]

Jane's Information Group reported the CJ-10 was tested 2004. An August 2012 report by Jane's indicated that a shipborne variant of the missile may have been tested on Bi Sheng, a Chinese weapons trial ship.[22]

The United States in 2008 estimated that 50–250 missiles were in service,[23] increasing to 150–350 in 2009.[24]

Variants

CJ-10
  • Baseline version. Known as DH-10 during the prototype phase.[25]
    CJ-10A (DF-10A)
  • Land-attack cruise missile.[26] Reportedly a stealthier, more accurate, version of the CJ-10.[14]
    CJ-10K
  • Air-launched version with a 1500 km range; may be carried by the Xian H-6K.[26]
    "DH-2000"
  • Supposedly a supersonic version of the DH-10A.[27]
    CJ-20
  • Air-launched version of the CJ-10[28] with an estimated range of more than 2000km (1,000miles).[29] Reportedly been tested on the Xian H-6; each bomber may carry four missiles externally.[30]
    YJ-100
  • Anti-ship version with an 800 km range, launched by H-6 bomber and Type 055 destroyer.[19] [20]

    Operators

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    Notes and References

    1. Web site: PLA's Type 093G submarines 'could destroy Izumo' . . 7 April 2015 . 5 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150719075400/http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?id=20150407000124&cid=1101 . 19 July 2015 .
    2. Web site: China Destroyer Consolidates Innovations, Other Ship Advances . 1 December 2013 . AFCEA.
    3. Gormley et al.: p.102
    4. United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2015, p.39
    5. China's new cruise missile programme 'racing ahead' . 12 January 2000 . Jane's Defence Weekly . https://web.archive.org/web/20090604083602/http://www.janes.com/articles/Janes-Defence-Weekly-2000/China-s-new-cruise-missile-programme-racing-ahead.html . 4 June 2009.
    6. Kopp . Carlo . Andrew . Martin . PLA Cruise Missiles; PLA Air–Surface Missiles . Air Power Australia.net . 27 January 2014 . 1 . 24 May 2015.
    7. Easton: p.1
    8. United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2011, p.2
    9. United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2011, p.31
    10. United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2012, p.21
    11. United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2012, p.42
    12. United States National Air and Space Intelligence Center Public Affairs Office: p.27
    13. Web site: Hong Niao Series (HN-1/-2/-3).
    14. Easton: p.3
    15. United States National Air and Space Intelligence Center Public Affairs Office: p.29
    16. Web site: DF-10 / CJ-10 / DH-10 surface-to-surface cruise missile . Army Recognition.com . 23 January 2016.
    17. Web site: Glimpse of China's New Fighter Fuels Rumors . Defense News.com . 5 August 2012.
    18. Web site: Minnick . Wendell . China tests new land-attack cruise missile . Jane's . 21 September 2004 . https://web.archive.org/web/20040929122144/http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jmr/jmr040921_1_n.shtml . 29 September 2004 . 24 May 2015.
    19. Web site: China's anti-ship missiles YJ-12 and YJ-100 revealed . China Military Online . 4 February 2015 . 5 December 2015 . 5 October 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005083233/http://english.chinamil.com.cn/news-channels/china-military-news/2015-02/04/content_6340222.htm .
    20. Web site: Jeffrey . Lin . P. W. . Singer . China Shows Off Its Deadly New Cruise Missiles . . 10 March 2015.
    21. Web site: Hatf-7 Babur GLCM . Global Security . 16 September 2016.
    22. Web site: Rahmat . Ridzwan . PLAN commissions fourth Dahua-class vessel . Jane's . 14 October 2014 . 29 May 2015.
    23. United States Office of the Secretary of Defense . Office of the Secretary of Defense . 2008 . Annual Report To Congress: Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2008 . 56 . 29 May 2015 . 12 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121012082939/http://www.defense.gov/pubs/pdfs/China_Military_Report_08.pdf .
    24. United States Office of the Secretary of Defense . Office of the Secretary of Defense . 2009 . Annual Report To Congress: Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2009 . 66 . 29 May 2015 . 23 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723134959/http://www.defense.gov/pubs/pdfs/China_Military_Power_Report_2009.pdf .
    25. Web site: DH-10 / CJ-10 . Missile Defense Advocacy . January 2023 .
    26. Web site: Fisher . Richard D. Jr. . China showcases new weapon systems at 3 September parade . IHS Jane's 360 . 4 September 2015 . 4 September 2015.
    27. Easton: p.5
    28. United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2015, p.46
    29. Web site: Changjian-20 (CJ-20) – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance.
    30. Gormley et al.: p.103
    31. United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2010, p.31
    32. Web site: The Dragon's Wing: The People's Liberation Army Air Force's Strategy . Air University . 1 August 2022 . Xiaobing . Li .

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