Possible 4th Test of China's DF-41 CSS-X-10 Road Mobile Intercontinental Ballistic Missile by PLA

[Zarvan]

According to sources in China citing several witnesses, an ICBM was successfully tested for the fourth time on August 5 2015. If the reports are accurate, this means that People's Liberation Army (PLA or Chinese Army) DF-41 new generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) continues its development and was tested for the fourth time following tests in July 2012, December 2013 and December 2014.

Computer rendering of DF-41 ICBM mobile launcher


The DF-41 Dongfeng-41 (also called CSS-X-10) is a Chinese-made road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile which has an estimated operational range from 12,000 km to 14,000 km. The Chinese are believed to have started the design and development of the DongFeng-41 (DF-41) in 1986. In August 2014, China has acknowledged the existence of a new intercontinental ballistic missile able to carry multiple nuclear warheads as far as the United States.

To learn more: Link to DF-41 road mobile ICBM technical datasheet

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