DF-25 explained

Is Missile:yes
DF-25
Type:IRBM
Engine:two-stage solid-propellant rocket
Vehicle Range:3200km (2,000miles)[1]
Filling:1 or more (up to 3) nuclear or conventional warheads.
Guidance:Inertial guidance/BeiDou Navigation Satellite System + terminal active radar homing guidance[2]
Launch Platform:road-mobile Transporter erector launcher

DF-25 (Dong Feng-25) was a Chinese two-stage, solid-propellant, road-mobile Intermediate-range ballistic missile (IRBM). Missilethreat.com stated it could deliver a single or multiple conventional warheads weighing 1800kg (4,000lb) over a maximum distance of 3,200 km to 4,000 km.[2]

There are conflicting reports on whether the DF-25 entered service, and if so, when.[3] The Federation of American Scientists notes reports that China had abandoned development of the DF-25 in 1996.[3] The U.S. Department of Defense in its 2013 report to Congress on China's military developments made no mention of the DF-25 as a missile in service.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Chinese Missiles Target the Greater Asian Region . Richard Fisher . International Assessment and Strategy Center . 24 July 2007 . 30 June 2014 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141209015512/http://strategycenter.net/research/pubID.165/pub_detail.asp . 9 December 2014 . dmy-all .
  2. Web site: DF-25 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20140827161015/http://missilethreat.com/missiles/df-25/ . 27 August 2014.
  3. Web site: DF-25 . Federation of American Scientists . 3 September 1999 . 11 January 2021.
  4. Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2013 . U.S. Department of Defense . Office of the Secretary of Defense . 2013 . 18 January 2014 . 13 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150113120816/http://www.defense.gov/pubs/2013_china_report_final.pdf . dead .