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DF-31 Missile

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The DF-31, given the NATO reporting name CSS-10, is a Chinese three-stage, solid-fuel, road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile operated by the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force. It entered service in 2006 carrying a single thermonuclear warhead, with the extended-range DF-31A and DF-31B variants following in 2007 and 2017. The baseline missile has a range of roughly 7,200 to 8,000 kilometers, extended to about 13,200 kilometers in the DF-31A variant, and it launches from a silo or an eight-axle mobile transporter erector launcher.

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Weapon Class
Intercontinental ballistic missile 1
Introduced Year
2006 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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1. DF-31, Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph
    is a third-generation, long-range, road-mobile, intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM).
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Operated By: People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, Infobox, used_by field
    Infobox used_by field: People's Liberation Army Rocket Force
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Wikidata: DF-31 Missile
Wikidata Q1024423, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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