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But that is still based on older anti-ship missile instead of being actually new. I find it odd that Chinese aren't following this current trend, most missiles in list below are quite (some brand) new.

PLAAF does not have modern air-launched cruise missile what could be dropped from J-10, I find this very strange indeed.

Pakistan has Ra'ad.
Ra'ad - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

In Europe there is Storm Shadow/SCALP and Taurus.
Storm Shadow - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
KEPD 350 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Turkey has SOM
SOM (missile) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 
bcz J10 is only a air supremacy role in PLAAF
firing cruise missiles from long-range aircraft ex.JH7A H6K.

maybe new cruise missiles

CJ-10K
Chinese Military Aviation | China Air Force
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bcz J10 is only a air supremacy role in PLAAF
firing cruise missiles from long-range aircraft ex.JH7A H6K.

maybe new cruise missiles

CJ-10K
Chinese Military Aviation | China Air Force
CJ-10K1.jpg
He's right.the PLAAF doesn't operate a Ra'ad like missile.Acturally there's a gap between the 1500km CJ-10 and 300km KD-88.I think the second artillery responces for the medium range firepower surpport with 600 km DF-15 and 300km DF-11.The PLAAF has many land attack ammino below 300km,guided or un-guided.I don't know if the PLAAF has a plan to develope a Ra'ad like missile or it thinks it's the second artillery or army's responce to cover this range.There's a rumour that in the future the PLA army will take the 600km DF-15 and 300 km DF-11.
 
China Ground-Based midcourse missile Interception(GBI)


The U.S. Intelligence Community assesses that on 11 January 2010, China launched an SC-19 missile from the Korla Missile Test Complex and successfully intercepted a near-simultaneously launched CSS-X-11 medium-range ballistic missile launched from the Shuangchengzi Space and Missile Center.

The CSS-X-11 was launched from Shuangchengzi at 1150:00Z; the SC-19 was launched from Korla at 1152:42Z.

U.S. missile warning satellites detected each missile's powered flight as well as the intercept, which occurred at 1157:31Z at an altitude of approximately 250 kilometers. No debris from this test remains on-orbit. A Chinese news service published an article on 11 January 2010 stating, "On 11 January, China conducted a test on ground-based midcourse missile interception technology within its own territory. The test has achieved the expected objective.

We anticipate that the SC-19 will launch from the Korla Missile Test Complex (a new location for SC-19 activity) in western China. The CSS-X-11 will launch from Shuangchengzi Space and Missile Center, approximately 1,100 kilometers east of Korla.

The test is defensive in nature and is not targeted at any country." An SC-19 was used previously as the payload booster for the January 11, 2007, direct-ascent anti-satellite (DA-ASAT) intercept of the Chinese FY-1C weather satellite. Previous SC-19 DA-ASAT flight-tests were conducted in 2005 and 2006. This test is assessed to have furthered both Chinese ASAT and ballistic missile defense (BMD) technologies. (S//NF) Due to the sensitivity of the intelligence that would have to be disclosed to substantiate the U.S. assessment, the U.S. Government in its demarche to the PRC Government will not associate the January 2010 SC-19 intercept flight-test with past SC-19 ASAT flight-tests. The United States will request assistance from our Asia-Pacific allies Australia, Japan, and the Republic of Korea in demarching China in a fashion similar to the U.S. approach.


DEMARCHE FOLLOWING CHINA'S JANUARY 2010 INTERCEPT FLIGHT-TEST - Telegraph

11/1/2007 anti-satelite.
11/1/2010 midcourse missile Interception.
11/1/2011 J-20 first flight.
What about next year(2012)?
 
looks like they are air to air missiles as seen from their structures....:smokin:
 
China's DF-31As deter 144 cities

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China's DF-31A launch

Let's do the math to see if China's DF-31A mobile ICBM retaliatory force is sufficient to provide a nuclear deterrent.

"Britain`s International Institute of Strategic Studies notes" there are "24 DF-31A ICBMs, indicating a possible increase of one new brigade from 2008 to 2009." China is increasing her DF-31A ICBM force by approximately 12 missiles/one brigade a year.

We will add 12 more missiles from 2009 to 2010 and another dozen missiles from 2010 to 2011. A reasonable estimate of China's DF-31A force is 48 ICBMs (e.g. 24 at end of 2009; 36 at end of 2010; and 48 at end of 2011).

If Richard Fisher's information is correct and China's DF-31A is MIRVed with three warheads then that means the 48 DF-31As are armed with a total of 144 warheads (e.g. 48 DF-31As x 3 MIRVed warheads = 144 warheads).

We know China possesses the technology for a W-88 class warhead with a yield of 475 kilotons. The conclusion is that China's DF-31A nuclear force is capable of retaliating against 144 cities. That does seem to be a formidable second-strike capability.

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China and START. Missile buildup may surpass U.S., Russia as they denuclearize

"China and START
By Richard D. Fisher Jr.,
The Washington Times,
20 September 2010
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In its latest report to the Congress on China`s military released on Aug. 16, the Pentagon says there are less than 10 DF-31 and "10-15" DF-31A ICBMs, up to five more than reported in the previous year`s report, covering 2008. However, in the 2010 issue of "Military Balance," Britain`s International Institute of Strategic Studies notes there is one brigade of 12 DF-31s and two brigades or 24 DF-31A ICBMs, indicating a possible increase of one new brigade from 2008 to 2009.
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This analyst has been told by Asian military sources that the DF-31A already carries three warheads and that one deployed DF-5B carries five or six warheads."

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The most interesting and controversial debate regarding China's reverse-engineering was the development of China's W-88 class miniaturized thermonuclear warhead. The U.S. claims China appropriated the designs and reverse-engineered the W-88 warhead. China says that isn't true.

China says this is a case of convergent engineering. For example, an airplane must have two wings to provide lift and an engine to provide thrust in the rear. Another example of convergent engineering is all rockets are long and thin. In other words, form must follow function. There is only a very limited way to create a massive thermonuclear explosion using a compact warhead.

Here is the crux of the problem. "U.S. government realized that information derived from Chinese tests in 1992-1996 were similar to U.S. nuclear designs." The Chinese nuclear tests data are "similar," but not identical to U.S. nuclear tests on the W-88.

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W88 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"The W88 is a United States thermonuclear warhead, with an estimated yield of 475 kiloton (kt), and is small enough to fit on MIRVed missiles. The W88 was designed at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1970s. In 1999 the director of Los Alamos who had presided over its design described it as "The most advanced U.S. nuclear warhead."[1]

The Trident II SLBM can be armed with up to 8 W88 (475 kt) warheads (Mark 5) or 8 W76 (100 kt) warheads (Mark 4), but it is limited to 4 warheads under SORT."

NTI: Research Library: Country Profiles: China

"...According to the Cox Committee Report, suspicion of China's nuclear espionage started after the U.S. government realized that information derived from Chinese tests in 1992-1996 were similar to U.S. nuclear designs. This similarity, combined with other information derived from classified sources, led the Cox Committee to claim that China had stolen several bomb designs, including the U.S.' most advanced W-88 design and a design for an enhanced radiation weapon (neutron bomb). Yet, the Cox Report has been severely criticized by both experts and officials in the United States as a political document that has several technical inaccuracies."
 
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DF-16 was seen in tv one year ago but only few details, no in its entire shape. Now these pics show the real shape of the SAC new big toy.

Seems the missile is covered by a big lid, that opens before the missile is erected. First of its kind, because DF-11 had no lid while DF-15 only partially covered.

Wonder what are these missiles doing in that place..it's not a base nor a training facility..
 
It's estimated that DF-16 range is between 1000 and 1500km, and its re-entry vehicle speed is faster than older SAC missiles, making interception almost impossible even for Patriot-3 system.

They say DF-16 is deployed mainly against Taiwan, but considering its range, I think it's also another nightmare for India.

India, stop threatening China by developing other ugly agni missiles. Instead, look at the beauty of the chinese missiles.

Go China, Go!!!
 
Today North korean military parade has shown a new giant missile (maybe an icbm?)

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http://cencio4.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/missile-reuters.jpg

and what I noticed first is the TEL, which is very very similar to the chinese WS-2900 truck used for our new missile, especially the bumper and fuel tanks, they're identical!!
Maybe chinese WS company provides them these trucks...

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China should leak more pics of its new monster to scare the indians!!!
 
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