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CASC CH-901

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The CH-901, also known as the FH-901, is a Chinese loitering munition in the Rainbow series developed by the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation and unveiled in 2016, capable of anti-ship, anti-tank and land-attack roles. It weighs about 9 kilograms, measures 1.2 meters long, and carries a 3.5 kilogram warhead available in high-explosive, high-explosive fragmentation, shaped-charge or camera-head configurations, cruising at 100 to 150 meters altitude at speeds of 100 to 180 kilometers per hour with a top terminal speed near 288 kilometers per hour, an endurance of 60 minutes and a range of about 15 kilometers, guided onto its target by an electro-optical seeker and launched from air or ground platforms. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Weapon Class
Loitering munition 1
Introduced Year
2016 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Tank / Armored Vehicle 1
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1. Wikipedia: CASC CH-901
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Wikidata: CASC CH-901
Wikidata Q115101010, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
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