The CJ-10 () is a second-generationGormley et al.: p.102 Chinese ground-based land-attack

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.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2015, p.39 It is derived from the

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missile. It is reportedly manufactured by the

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Third Academy and the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy. Initially, the CJ-10 was identified as the DH-10 () by Western media and analysts.Easton: p.1 United States Department of Defense reports used "DH-10" until 2011,United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2011, p.2United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2011, p.31 and then "CJ-10" from 2012.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2012, p.21United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2012, p.42 Publications may use both terms interchangeably.United States National Air and Space Intelligence Center Public Affairs Office: p.27 The

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believes that the CJ-10 is a member of the Hongniao (HN) series of missiles; Ian Easton believes that the CJ-10 is the same missile as the HN-2, and that the HN-3 is the "DH-10A".Easton: p.3

Description

In the September 2014 edition of ''Joint Forces Quarterly'', an article reportedly described CJ-10 as a subsonic missile with a range of more than 1,500 km and a 500 kg payload. The article attributes the missile having a guidance package using

inertial navigation system An inertial navigation system (INS) is a navigation device that uses motion sensors ( accelerometers), rotation sensors ( gyroscopes) and a computer to continuously calculate by dead reckoning the position, the orientation, and the velocity ...

satellite navigation A satellite navigation or satnav system is a system that uses satellites to provide autonomous geo-spatial positioning. It allows satellite navigation devices to determine their location ( longitude, latitude, and altitude/ elevation) to hig ...

, Terrain Contour Matching, and a likely Digital Scene-Mapping Area Correlator for terminal guidance. Ships and ground

transporter erector launcher A transporter erector launcher (TEL) is a missile vehicle with an integrated tractor unit that can carry, elevate to firing position and launch one or more missiles. History Such vehicles exist for both surface-to-air missiles and surface-to- ...

s were listed as launch platforms. In 2013, the United States believes that the missile has a range of more than 1,500 km, and can potentially carry either conventional or nuclear payloads;United States National Air and Space Intelligence Center Public Affairs Office: p.29 other sources claim the missile has ranges of , or as much as . In 2004, the CJ-10 was credited with a

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of 10 m. The YJ-100 is a subsonic

anti-ship missile An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A goo ...

version of the CJ-10 with a range of . The missile can be air-launched by the H-6 bomber and fired from a vertical launch system of the

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according to Chinese expert Li Li on Chinese television. The YJ-100 will have an onboard radar and is potentially a counter to the American Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). ,

Development

The development of the CJ-10 could have potentially benefited significantly from Chinese acquisition of NATO and Soviet missile technology in the 1990s, notably the

(purchased from

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), and the

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(that were unexploded and purchased from

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, and

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). The detailed production engineering data packages of the Kh-55 LACM were bought from

in 2001. A 1995 Russian document suggested a complete production facility had been transferred to Shanghai, for the development of a nuclear-armed cruise missile. Originally it was thought that this was based on the 300 km-range

Raduga Kh-15 Raduga (russian: Радуга:'rainbow') can refer to : * MKB Raduga, a Russian maker of missile systems formerly known as OKB Raduga * VBK-Raduga, an unmanned reentry capsule used to return material from the Russian Mir space station * Raduga (sat ...

(AS-16 'Kickback'), but it now appears that it was the Kh-55 that was transferred to China.

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reported the CJ-10 was tested 2004. An August 2012 report by Jane's indicated that a shipborne variance of the missile may have been tested on ''

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'', a Chinese weapons trial ship. The United States in 2008 estimated that 50–250 missiles were in service, 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 The Xi'an H-6 () is a twin-engine jet bomber of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The H-6 is a license-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 and remains the primary bomber aircraft of the People's Republic of China. ...

. ;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.Easton: p.5 ;CJ-20 :Air-launched version of the CJ-10United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2015, p.46 with an estimated range of more than . Reportedly been tested on the

Xian H-6 The Xian H-6 () is a twin-engine jet bomber of the Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF). The H-6 is a license-built version of the Soviet Tupolev Tu-16 and remains the primary bomber aircraft of the People's Republic of China. D ...

; each bomber may carry four missiles externally.Gormley et al.: p.103 ;YJ-100 :

Anti-ship missile An anti-ship missile (AShM) is a guided missile that is designed for use against ships and large boats. Most anti-ship missiles are of the sea skimming variety, and many use a combination of inertial guidance and active radar homing. A goo ...

version with an 800 km range, launched by H-6 bomber and Type 055 destroyer.

Operators

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: 200–500 CJ-10 (est. )United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2010, p.31

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