China has acknowledged the existence of a new intercontinental ballistic missile said to be capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads as far as the United States.
A military facility in the province was developing Dongfeng-41 (DF-41) missiles.
The DF-41 is designed to have a range of 12,000 kilometers (7,500 miles).
It is “possibly capable of carrying multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicles”, the US Defense Department said in a report in June, referring to a payload of several nuclear warheads.
China’s military is highly secretive, there had not been previously acknowledged the existence of the DF-41.
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Aug 4, 2014
China confirms new generation long range missiles
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May 2, 2014
Saudi Arabia displays ballistic missiles for the first time
Saudi Arabia publicly displayed its Dong Feng-3 (DF-3) ballistic missiles for the first time in a 29 April parade.
The parading of the missiles will be seen as the latest Saudi step to publicise its ballistic missile capability.
The DF-3 is a single-stage, liquid-fuel ballistic missile developed by China in the 1960s. It is estimated to have a range of 2,500 km with a 2,000 kg warhead, but suffers from poor accuracy.
It was confirmed in March 1988 that China had transferred an unspecified number of DF-3 missiles with conventional warheads to Saudi Arabia. The estimates of the number of missiles delivered to the kingdom range between 30 and 120.
Other weapons and platforms that were not previously known to have been acquired by Saudi Arabia but which featured in the parade included Oshkosh Mine Resistance Ambush Protected - All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs) and M113s that had been upgraded by the Turkish company FNSS into the M901A TOW anti-tank missile launcher variant.
janes
The parading of the missiles will be seen as the latest Saudi step to publicise its ballistic missile capability.
The DF-3 is a single-stage, liquid-fuel ballistic missile developed by China in the 1960s. It is estimated to have a range of 2,500 km with a 2,000 kg warhead, but suffers from poor accuracy.
It was confirmed in March 1988 that China had transferred an unspecified number of DF-3 missiles with conventional warheads to Saudi Arabia. The estimates of the number of missiles delivered to the kingdom range between 30 and 120.
Other weapons and platforms that were not previously known to have been acquired by Saudi Arabia but which featured in the parade included Oshkosh Mine Resistance Ambush Protected - All Terrain Vehicles (M-ATVs) and M113s that had been upgraded by the Turkish company FNSS into the M901A TOW anti-tank missile launcher variant.
janes
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