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DF 26

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Type
  
IRBMASBM

In service
  
By September 2015

Place of origin
  
China

Warhead
  
NuclearConventional

DF-26

The Dong-Feng 26 (DF-26, Chinese: 东风-26) is an intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force produced by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC). The DF-26 has a range of 3,000–4,000 km (1,900–2,500 mi), and may be used in the nuclear, conventional, and anti-ship strike roles. The DF-26 is China's first conventionally-armed ballistic missile capable of reaching Guam and the American military installations located there; this has led to the missile being referred to by netizens as the "Guam Express" or "Guam Killer".

The U.S. Department of Defense did not report the missile being in service in 2013, but it seems likely to have become operational by September 2015 when it was first publicly revealed during the parade in Beijing celebrating 70 years since the end of World War II.

The DF-26 is deployed on a 12x12 transporter-erector-launcher (TEL), likely based on CASC's Tai'an Corporation HTF5680.

References

DF-26 Wikipedia


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