DF-ZF

WU-14/DF-ZF
Illustration of a DF-17 missile carrier carrying a DF-ZF glide vehicle
General information
TypeHypersonic glide vehicle
National originPeople's Republic of China
StatusOperational
Primary userPeople's Liberation Army Rocket Force
History
Introduction date1 October 2019
First flight9 January 2014

The DF-ZF is a hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) developed by the People's Republic of China. It is launched by the DF-17 medium-range ballistic missile. The combined weapon system was likely operational by October 2019.

The United States once referred to the DF-ZF as the WU-14. The DF-17 was previously referred to as the DF-ZF.

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