CJ-10 (missile)

CJ-10
Type	Land attack cruise missile
Place of origin	People's Republic of 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 km (930 mi; 810 nmi)
Launch platform	Type 093G submarine TEL Xian JH-7B Xian H-6 (CJ-20) Type 052D destroyer Type 055 destroyer

The CJ-10 (simplified Chinese: 长剑-10; traditional Chinese: 長劍-10; pinyin: Cháng Jiàn 10; literally: "long sword 10") is a second-generation Chinese ground-launched land-attack cruise missile. It is reportedly manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy and the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy.

The CJ-10 was initially identified as the DH-10 (Chinese: 东海-10; pinyin: Dong Hai 10; literally: "east sea 10") by media and Western analysts. The annual United States Department of Defense reports to United States Congress concerning Chinese defense developments used "DH-10" until 2011, before switching to "CJ-10" in 2012. Extant publications may use both terms to identify the missile. Ian Easton believes that the CJ-10 is actually the same missile as the HN-2, and that the HN-3 is the "DH-10A".

Description

In a September 2014 article published in Joint Forces Quarterly, the CJ-10 is described as a subsonic missile with a range of more than 1,500 km and a 500 kg. payload. It credits the missile with a guidance package using inertial navigation system, satellite navigation, Terrain Contour Matching, and likely a Digital Scene-Mapping Area Correlator for terminal guidance. Ships and ground transporter erector launchers were listed as launch platforms.

In 2013, the United States credited the missile with a range of more than 1,500 km, and either a conventional or nuclear payload. Other sources claim the missile has ranges of 2,500 km (1,600 mi; 1,300 nmi) to as much as 4,000 km (2,500 mi; 2,200 nmi). In 2004, the CJ-10 was credited with a CEP of 10 m.

The YJ-100 is a subsonic anti-ship missile version of the CJ-10 with a range of 800 km (500 mi; 430 nmi). It can be air-launched by the H-6K bomber and JH-7B fighter bomber, and fired from the vertical launch system of the Type 055 destroyer. The YJ-100 is potentially a counter to the American Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM), and when paired with the 1,550 mi (1,350 nmi; 2,490 km)-ranged H-6K it can threaten U.S. Navy surface warships outside the reach of U.S. 2,500 km (1,600 mi; 1,300 nmi)-range cruise missiles.

Development

The CJ-10 may have benefited significantly from foreign technology acquired by China throughout the 1990s, notably the Kh-55 (purchased from Ukraine), and the Tomahawk (unexploded and parts purchased from Iraq, Pakistan, and Serbia). No official Chinese source has confirmed this.

Jane's reported the CJ-10 was test fired in 2004. An August 2012 report by Jane's indicated that a ship-bourne version of the missile may have been tested on Bi Sheng, a Chinese weapons trial ship.

The United States estimated 50–250 missiles were in Chinese service in 2008, with the number increasing to 150–350 in 2009.

Variants

CJ-10

CJ-10K

Air-launched version with a 1500 km range; may be carried by the Xian H-6K.

DF-10A

Ground attack cruise missile. Reportedly a stealthier, more accurate, version of the CJ-10.

"DH-2000"

Supposedly a supersonic version of the DH-10A.

CJ-20

Air-launched version of the CJ-10. Reportedly been tested on the Xian H-6; each bomber may carry four missiles externally.

YJ-100

Anti-ship missile version with an 800 km range, launched by H-6K bomber, JH-7B fighter bomber, and Type 055 warship.

Operators

China

• Second Artillery Corps: 200–500 CJ-10 (est. as of December 2009)

See also

• DF-31
• YJ-62 – similar anti-ship missile
• Babur missile (Pakistan)

References

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