Chinese Missiles News & Discussions

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Soldiers assigned to a surface-to-air missile brigade of the air force under the PLA Central Theater Command utilize a dedicated wire rope sling to hoist a HQ-2B long-range anti-aircraft missile system to the proper height during an actual combat tactical training exercise in northwest China's Gansu Province on June 1, 2017. (eng.chinamil.com.cn/Photo by Wang Hongbin)

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More of training for newbie. I doubt PLAAF actually put them into real combat duties now.

 

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More of training for newbie. I doubt PLAAF actually put them into real combat duties now.

LOL, you are right, See the broken seal 封条 on the door of the truck? This truck must have been moth-balled and kept in reserve before they took it out for training.

HQ-2B formed the main missile shields around cities like Beijing, before S-300 ad HQ-9 took over the job.

 

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[onebyone]

China is improving on the firing range of its missiles with recent tests of a solid-fuel engine that operates most efficiently at supersonic speeds. File Photo by Stephen Shaver/UPI
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June 6 (UPI) -- China has completed a successful test of a solid-fuel engine that would improve the firing range of missiles, according to state media.

Beijing's state tabloid Global Times reported the military's solid-fuel variable flow ramjet engine underwent two tests.

The engine would improve the stealth-fighting capabilities of the J-20 fighter aircraft, according to China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp.

A ramjet is a jet engine that operates most efficiently at supersonic speeds. It operates by injecting fuel into compressed air during high-speed flight and is chiefly used in missile technology.

Chinese military expert Song Zhongping, formerly of the People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, said the new engine would increase the firing range of the J-20, and mobility for air-to-air and anti-ship missiles.

China has been working on a new missile engine with a special team since 2000, and has conducted eight tests with the No. 4 research institute.

Song said if the engine is miniaturized, China's air-to-air missiles could travel at a hypersonic speed of Mach 5, or five times the speed of sound, while capable of striking targets at distances of about 180 miles.

The new engine could be fitted on China's new missiles, including the PL-12, Song said.

The J-20 is capable of flying long distances while receiving air refueling, and can fire long-range cruise missiles.

http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-N...issile-engine-state-media-says/8151496755575/

 

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It seems that the cost to PLA Rocket force of a DF-10 cruise missile（tipped with a cluster wrhead) is a mere 850,000 RMB, and that of a DF-16/DF-21 BM with cluster warhead is 3,500,000 RMB.

Bloody cheap!

Now let's have hundreds of thousands of these missiles just for fun.

 

[GDP Adil Khan Niazi]

China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) announced that it successfully undertook two flight tests for its new solid-fuel variable flow ramjet engine.

According to CASC (via China’s state-owned Global Times), the engine will power hypersonic air-to-air missiles (AAM) as part of its next-generation air warfare arsenal to accompany China’s next-generation fighters, such as the Chengdu J-20.

Chinese analysts – such as Song Zhongping – believe China will be able to develop AAMs with ranges of up to 300 km and speeds exceeding Mach 5. This will be contingent on how well China fares in developing onboard electronics (for guidance and terminal engagement).

As per Global Times, CASC’s No. 4 Research Institute has been engaged in developing ramjet engines since 2000 – it had conducted eight tests in recent years.

Notes & Comments:

China’s near-term aspirations will center on building a counterpart to the MBDA Meteor, which is a mainstay ramjet-powered AAM with a long-range No Escape Zone (which MBDA claims is “several times” that of contemporary medium-range AAMs).

It does not seem that this solution would be ramjet-powered – the forthcoming PL-15 appears to be a development of the rocket-based PL-12. Another Chinese long-range AAM program, which surfaced thanks to photos from November of a new missile onboard the J-16, is also rocket-based, as opposed to ramjet-powered. That said, these are valuable programs, especially since they can be scaled towards the development of compact medium-to-long-range surface-to-air missiles (SAM).

China’s current portfolio of serviceable ramjet-powered missiles include anti-ship missiles, such as the CM-302, which can cruise at supersonic speed. China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation (CASIC) marketed the CM-302 for export at Air Show China 2016, which took place in Zhuhai in November. CASC’s research will likely yield alternate solutions, but it will be worth observing if China’s pursuit for high-value exports drive CASC to create a ramjet-powered AAM in the short-to-medium term.


This is remarkable achievement for China.
It makes them 5th country after USA, Russia, France, Germany to test solid duct ramjet.

SFDR solid fuel ducted rocket as used in meteor have larger range, higher supersonic speed(early hypersonic)as compared to liquid ramjet used in brahmos.

Infact liquid ramjet is not feasible for AAM for which it's better to use dual pulse engine.

Indian version of desi meteor is work in progress . It's an AAM based on booster ramjet sustainable propulsion. Let's hope if DRDL can show their first test launch of controlled ramjet, air intakes, nozzle less booster with powerful boron based propellent before 2020

The recent test of qrsam 1st version based on Astra dual pulse engine with local seeker is first jump into sophisticated, precision SAM/AAM development.

 

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congratulations

 

[Dungeness]

Jane's Defence: New ramjet engine to enhance range, speed of China's air-launched missiles
Gabriel Dominguez, London - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly
06 June 2017


China has successfully tested a solid-fuel, variable-flow ramjet engine designed to enhance the firing range and speed of air-launched missiles, the state-owned Global Times newspaper reported on 5 June.

The paper quoted a report by the Science and Technology Daily of China's Ministry of Science and Technology as saying that a research team affiliated with the China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation (CASC) recently conducted two successful flight tests with the new engine.

According to the report, the engine is "ready for further engineering application, paving the way for China's next generations of hypersonic missiles".

The new engine, which is still under development, is expected to increase the firing range and mobility of air-to-air missiles and anti-ship missiles fitted onto China's latest combat aircraft, including the Chengdu Aircraft Corporation (CAC) J-20 'fifth-generation' fighter, Song Zhongping, a military expert who used to serve in the PLA Rocket Force, told Global Times .

http://www.janes.com/article/71183/...-range-speed-of-china-s-air-launched-missiles

 

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DF-21C (十枚东风21导弹齐亮相)

 

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CCTV: DF-21C launching mode on the highway 东风21C在公路上机动起竖夜间发射
据央视报道，中国火箭军某导弹部队近日在戈壁荒滩和山地丛林进行实弹演练，演习了多项新战法。画面中，疑似东风21C导弹在公路上机动、起竖，并在夜间进行了发射。

 

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DF-21C targeting at the "1st island chain" 解放军东风21C弹道导弹野外发射，大国利器强劲出击，可覆盖第一岛链内的所有目标，是解放军火箭军部队的中流砥柱。

 

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DF-21C

 

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DF-21

 

[JSCh]

China's PLA Rocket Force releases new recruiting commercial
People's Daily, China
Published on Jun 13, 2017