DF-25

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DF-25
TypeIRBM
Specifications
Warhead1 or more (up to 3) nuclear or conventional warheads.

Enginetwo-stage solid-propellant rocket
Operational
range
3,200 km (2,000 mi)[1]
Guidance
system
Inertial guidance/BeiDou Navigation Satellite System + terminal active radar homing guidance[2]
Launch
platform
road-mobile Transporter erector launcher[2]

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 1,800 kg (4,000 lb) 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.[2][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]

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