| CJ-10 | |
|---|---|
 CJ-10 Cruise missile on WS2400 TEL | |
| Type | Cruise missile Land-attack missile Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Submarine-launched cruise missile |
| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| Used by | China |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation/China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy |
| Specifications | |
| Warhead | 500 kg (1,100 lb), conventional or nuclear |
| Operational range | >1,500–2,000 km (930–1,240 mi; 810–1,080 nmi) |
| Guidance system | |
| Launch platform |
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The CJ-10 (simplified Chinese: 长剑-10; traditional Chinese: 長劍-10; pinyin: Cháng Jiàn 10; lit. 'long sword 10') is a second-generation Chinese land-attack cruise missile. It is derived from the Kh-55 missile. It is reportedly manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy and the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy.
Initially, the CJ-10 was identified as the DH-10 (Chinese: 东海-10; pinyin: Dong Hai 10; lit. 'east sea 10') by Western media and analysts. United States Department of Defense reports used "DH-10" until 2011, and then "CJ-10" from 2012. Publications may use both terms interchangeably. The Center for Strategic and International Studies believes that the CJ-10 is a member of the Hongniao (HN) series of missiles; Ian Easton believes that the CJ-10 is the same missile as the HN-2, and that the HN-3 is the "DH-10A".
Description
In the September 2014 edition of Joint Forces Quarterly, an article reportedly described CJ-10 as a subsonic missile with a range of more than 1,500 km and a 500 kg payload. The article attributes the missile having a guidance package using inertial navigation system, satellite navigation, terrain contour matching, and a likely Digital Scene-Mapping Area Correlator for terminal guidance. Ships and transporter erector launchers were listed as launch platforms.
In 2013, the United States believes that the missile has a range of more than 1,500 km, and can potentially carry either conventional or nuclear payloads. In 2004, the CJ-10 was credited with a CEP of 10 m.
The YJ-100 is a subsonic anti-ship version of the CJ-10 with a range of 800 km (500 mi; 430 nmi). The missile can be air-launched by the H-6 bomber and fired from a vertical launching system of the Type 055 destroyer according to Chinese expert Li Li on Chinese television. The YJ-100 will have an onboard radar.
Development
The development of the CJ-10 could have potentially benefited significantly from Chinese acquisition of NATO and Soviet missile technology in the 1990s, notably the Kh-55 (purchased from Ukraine), and the Tomahawk cruise missiles (that were unexploded and purchased from Iraq and Serbia). The detailed production engineering data packages of the Kh-55 LACM were bought from Ukraine in 2001. A 1995 Russian document suggested a complete production facility had been transferred to Shanghai, for the development of a nuclear-armed cruise missile. Originally it was thought that this was based on the 300 km-range Raduga Kh-15 (AS-16 'Kickback'), but it now appears that it was the Kh-55 that was transferred to China.
Jane's Information Group reported the CJ-10 was tested 2004. An August 2012 report by Jane's indicated that a shipborne variant of the missile may have been tested on Bi Sheng, a Chinese weapons trial ship.
The United States in 2008 estimated that 50–250 missiles were in service, increasing to 150–350 in 2009.
Variants
- CJ-10 (DF-10)
- Baseline version. Known as DH-10 during the prototype phase. Sometimes called the DF-10.
- CJ-10A (DF-10A)
- Land-attack cruise missile. Reportedly a stealthier, more accurate, version of the CJ-10.
- "DH-2000"
- Supposedly a supersonic version of the DH-10A.
- CJ-10K
- Air-launched version with a 1500 km range; may be carried by the Xian H-6K.
- CJ-20
- Air-launched version of the CJ-10 with an estimated range of more than 2,000 km (1,200 mi; 1,100 nmi). Reportedly been tested on the Xian H-6; each bomber may carry four missiles externally.
- YJ-100
- Anti-ship version with an 800 km (500 mi) or 1,000–1,500 km (620–930 mi) range, launched by H-6 bomber and Type 055 destroyer. Air-launched YJ-100 and CJ-10K are both referred as KD-20 in separate sources.
Operators
China
People's Liberation Army Rocket Force: 200–500 CJ-10 (est. as of December 2009)
People's Liberation Army Air Force
People's Liberation Army Navy
See also
References
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- United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2015, p.39
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- United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2011, p.2
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- United States National Air and Space Intelligence Center Public Affairs Office: p.27
- "Hong Niao Series (HN-1/-2/-3)".
- ^ Easton: p.3
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- ^ "DH-10 / CJ-10". Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. January 2023.
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- Easton: p.5
- United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2015, p.46
- "Changjian-20 (CJ-20) – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance".
- Gormley et al.: p.103
- Janes 360 (14 August 2017). "Images indicate possible precision-guided version of China's KD-20 LACM". Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance.
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- Li, Xiaobing (1 August 2022). "The Dragon's Wing: The People's Liberation Army Air Force's Strategy". Air University.
- Bibliography
- Easton, Ian (1 August 2009). The Assassin Under the Radar: China's DH-10 Cruise Missile Program (PDF) (Report). Project 2049 Institute. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2015.
- Gormley, Dennis M.; Erickson, Andrew S.; Yuan, Jingdong (30 September 2014). "A Potent Vector: Assessing Chinese Cruise Missile Developments". Joint Forces Quarterly (75). National Defense University. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- United States National Air and Space Intelligence Center Public Affairs Office (11 May 2013). Ballistic & Cruise Missile Threat (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- United States Office of the Secretary of Defense (2010). Annual Report To Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2010 (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- United States Office of the Secretary of Defense (2011). Annual Report To Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2011 (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 March 2015. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- United States Office of the Secretary of Defense (2012). Annual Report To Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2012 (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 21 May 2015.
- United States Office of the Secretary of Defense (8 May 2015). Annual Report To Congress: Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China 2015 (PDF) (Report). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
External links
- DH-10 / CJ-10 / Land-Attack Cruise Missiles (LACM)
- Photos of different variants