DF-100

DF-100
TypeLand-attack cruise missile
Place of originChina
Service history
In service2019
Used byPeople's Liberation Army Rocket Force
Specifications
Operational
range
3,000–4,000 kilometres (1,900–2,500 mi; 1,600–2,200 nmi)
Maximum speedUp to Mach 5 (6,100 km/h)
Launch
platform
Transporter erector launcher
Aircraft

The CJ-100 (Chinese: 长剑-100; pinyin: Cháng Jiàn 100; lit. 'long sword 100')), military designation DF-100 (Chinese: 东风-100; pinyin: Dōngfēng 100; lit. 'East Wind 100'), NATO reporting name: CH-SSC-13 Splinter, is a Chinese land-attack cruise missile.

History

According to the US Air Force's China Aerospace Studies Institute in 2020, at least one operational People's Liberation Army Rocket Force began receiving CJ-100s in 2019; full operational capability (FOC) was anticipated for 2022.

Design

The CJ-100 is supersonic in nearly all flight phases. According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies in 2022, the missile has a range of 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi; 1,100 nmi). In 2020, Ta Kung Pao reported the missile's accuracy as "meter-level".

According to Chinese reports, the missile may also be carried by the Xi'an H-6K bomber.

Operators

 China

See also

References

Citations

  1. 1 2 Wong, Enoch (11 August 2025). "China releases rare footage of DF-100 cruise missile to deter US". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 21 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Missile Technology: Accelerating Challenges 2022, p. 19.
  3. 1 2 China Aerospace Studies Institute (4 November 2020). "First PLA Rocket Force CJ-100 Unit Likely Identified" (PDF). Air University.
  4. 1 2 The International Institute for Strategic Studies 2025, p. 240.
  5. ↑ Xinhua (1 October 2019). "长剑-100巡航导弹方队 千里点穴的长缨利刃". Chinese Military.
  6. ↑ Military and Security Developments Involving the People's Republic of China (PDF). Arlington, VA: United States Department of Defense. 2024. p. 64.
  7. ↑ Missile Technology: Accelerating Challenges 2022, p. 64.
  8. ↑ "長劍100出鞘 米級精度破敵". takungpao (in Chinese). 30 March 2020.
  9. ↑ Chan, Minnie; Liu, Zhen (9 November 2019). "China's new supersonic arsenal could give H-6N bomber force greater reach, military experts say". South China Morning Post.

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