China’s New Missile Can Strike Anywhere in The World

People’s Liberation Army would see their arsenal getting a major boost with the induction of next generation ICBM, DF-41 slated to happen early next year. The DongFeng-41, a long range ICBM with range over 12,000 km has undergone multiple tests and is the latest in the series.

The DF-41 ICBM underwent its eight test flight recently and according to experts have matured enough since it was first announced in 2012. The missile must have matured considerably if it is to start serving in the PLA and, if so, official deployment could be in the first half of next year, Xu Guangyu, a senior adviser of the China Arms Control and Disarmament Association, said on a China Central Television (CCTV) program on Wednesday.

The DongFeng-41 is the latest of the Chinese’s ballistic missiles. The ICBM has a range of over 12,000 km giving the People’s Republic of China capability to strike anywhere in the world from mainland China. The missile purportedly has 3-10 MIRV with nuclear capability and able to target separately.Launch platform would probably be TEL (Transporter Erected Launcher) like its predecessors.

The 3-stage solid fuel missile makes use of chaff, flares and other decoy devices to evade Missile Defence Batteries. Even though technical specifications are kept under wraps, a possible top speed of Mach 10 is reported to be achieved by the DF-41.

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