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CJ-100

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CJ-100
TypeLand-attack cruise missile
Place of originChina
Service history
In service2019
Used byPeople's Liberation Army Rocket Force
Specifications

Operational
range
2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi; 1,100 nmi)
Maximum speed Up to Mach 5 (6,100 km/h)[1]
Launch
platform
Transporter erector launcher[2]
Aircraft

The CJ-100 (Chinese: 长剑-100; pinyin: Cháng Jiàn 100; lit. 'long sword 100'; NATO reporting name: CH-SSC-13 Splinter),[1] also known as the DF-100[3][2] is a Chinese land-attack cruise missile.[1]

History

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According to the US Air Force's China Aerospace Studies Institute in 2020, at least one operational People's Liberation Army Rocket Force began receiving CJ-100s in 2019;, and full operational capability (FOC) was anticipated by 2022.[2]

Design

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The CJ-100 is supersonic in nearly all flight phases.[1] According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in 2022, the missile has a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi; 1,100 nmi).[4] In 2020, Ta Kung Pao reported the missile's accuracy as "meter-level".[5]

According to Chinese reports, the missile may also be carried by the Xi'an H-6K bomber.[6]

Operators

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 China

See also

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References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b c d International Institute for Strategic Studies 2022, p. 19.
  2. ^ a b c China Aerospace Studies Institute (4 November 2020). "First PLA Rocket Force CJ-100 Unit Likely Identified" (PDF). Air University.
  3. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies 2022, p. 65.
  4. ^ International Institute for Strategic Studies 2022, p. 64.
  5. ^ "長劍100出鞘 米級精度破敵". takungpao (in Chinese). 30 March 2020.
  6. ^ Chan, Minnie; Liu, Zhen (9 November 2019). "China's new supersonic arsenal could give H-6N bomber force greater reach, military experts say". South China Morning Post.

Sources

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