DF-17

DF-17
DF-17 missile on a road-mobile vehicle
TypeMRBM with HGV
Place of originChina
Service history
In service2019–present
Used byPeople's Liberation Army Rocket Force
Production history
ManufacturerChina Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT)
Specifications
Mass~15,000 kilograms (33,000 lb)
Length~11 metres (36 ft)
WarheadThermonuclear (claimed by the United States) or
Conventional
EngineSingle-stage solid-fuel rocket
Operational
range
1,600 kilometres (990 mi)+
Launch
platform
Road-mobile Transporter erector launcher

The Dongfeng-17 (simplified Chinese: 东风-17; traditional Chinese: 東風-17; pinyin: dōngfēng-17; lit. 'East Wind-17'; NATO reporting name: CH-SS-22) is a Chinese solid-fuelled road-mobile medium-range ballistic missile designed to carry the DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV).

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