DH-10
The CJ-10 is a second-generation Chinese land-attack cruise missile. It is derived from the Kh-55 missile. It is reportedly manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy and the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy.
DH-10
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- CJ-10 / CJ-20 / YJ-100
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- cruise missile
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The CJ-10 is a second-generation Chinese land-attack cruise missile. It is derived from the Kh-55 missile. It is reportedly manufactured by the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation Third Academy and the China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy.
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Initially, the CJ-10 was identified as the DH-10 by Western media and analysts. United States Department of Defense reports used "DH-10" until 2011, and then "CJ-10" from 2012. Publications may use both terms interchangeably. The Center for Strategic and International Studies 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".
Key facts
Key facts
• Is Missile — yes • Name — CJ-10 / CJ-20 / YJ-100 • Origin — China • Type — Cruise missile Land-attack missile Air-launched cruise missile Anti-ship missile Submarine-launched cruise missile • Used By — China • Manufacturer — China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation/China Haiying Electro-Mechanical Technology Academy • Vehicle Range — >1500-2000 km • Filling — 500 kg, conventional or nuclear • Guidance — *INS/Sat/TERCOM • DSMAC (terminal) • Launch Platform — *Aircraft • Transporter erector launcher • Submarine • Surface ship
Development
Development
The development of the CJ-10 could have potentially benefited significantly from the Chinese acquisition of NATO and Soviet missile technology in the 1990s, notably the Kh-55 (purchased from Ukraine), and the Tomahawk cruise missiles (that were unexploded and purchased from Iraq and Serbia). 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 (AS-16 'Kickback'), but it now appears that it was the Kh-55 that was transferred to China. Jane's Information Group reported that the CJ-10 was tested in 2004. An August 2012 report by Jane's indicated that a shipborne variant of the missile may have been tested on Bi Sheng, a Chinese weapons trial ship. In 2008, the United States estimated that 50–250 missiles were in service, increasing to 150–350 in 2009.
Variants
Variants
• Illustration — CJ-20A missile carried by the H-6K bomber. The CJ-20A is mounted on the inner pylon; on the outside, the KD-63 cruise missile • CJ-10 (DF-10) • Baseline version. Known as DH-10 during the prototype phase. Sometimes called the DF-10. • CJ-10A (DF-10A) • Land-attack cruise missile. Reportedly a stealthier, more accurate, version of the CJ-10. • "DH-2000" • Supposedly a supersonic version of the DH-10A. • CJ-10K • Air-launched version with a 1500 km range; may be carried by the Xian H-6K. • CJ-20 • Air-launched version of the CJ-10 with an estimated range of more than 2,000 km. Reportedly been tested on the Xian H-6; each bomber may carry four missiles externally. • YJ-100 • Anti-ship version with an or range, launched by H-6 bomber and Type 055 destroyer. Air-launched YJ-100 and CJ-10K are both referred as KD-20 in separate sources. • CJ-20A • Updated version of the CJ-20.
Operators
Operators
* • Rocket Force Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg People's Liberation Army Rocket Force: 200–500 CJ-10 (est. As of 2009 12) • China: CJ-20, CJ-20A • China
Description
• Illustration — CJ-10 Cruise missile on WS2400 TEL In the September 2014 edition of Joint Forces Quarterly, an article reportedly described CJ-10 as a subsonic missile with a range exceeding 1,500 km and a 500 kg payload. The article attributes the missile having a guidance package using inertial navigation system, satellite navigation, terrain contour matching, and a likely Digital Scene-Mapping Area Correlator for terminal guidance. Ships and transporter erector launchers were listed as launch platforms. In 2013, the United States believed that the missile had a range exceeding 1,500 km and could potentially carry either conventional or nuclear payloads. In 2004, the CJ-10 was credited with a CEP of 10 m. The YJ-100 is a subsonic anti-ship version of the CJ-10 with a range of 800 km. The missile can be air-launched by the H-6 bomber and fired from a vertical launching system of the Type 055 destroyer, according to Chinese expert Li Li on Chinese television. The YJ-100 will have an onboard radar.
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- 1.PLA's Type 093G submarines 'could destroy Izumo'. Want China Times. 7 April 2015.
- 2.Gormley et al.: p.102
- 3.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2015, p.39
- 4.China's new cruise missile programme 'racing ahead'. Jane's Defence Weekly. 12 January 2000.
- 5.Kopp, Carlo. PLA Cruise Missiles; PLA Air–Surface Missiles. Air Power Australia.net. 1. 27 January 2014.
- 6.Easton: p.1
- 7.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2011, p.2
- 8.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2011, p.31
- 9.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2012, p.21
- 10.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2012, p.42
- 11.United States National Air and Space Intelligence Center Public Affairs Office: p.27
- 12.Hong Niao Series (HN-1/-2/-3).
- 13.Easton: p.3
- 14.United States National Air and Space Intelligence Center Public Affairs Office: p.29
- 15.Minnick, Wendell. China tests new land-attack cruise missile. Jane's. 21 September 2004.
- 16.China's anti-ship missiles YJ-12 and YJ-100 revealed. China Military Online. 4 February 2015.
- 17.Lin, Jeffrey. China Shows Off Its Deadly New Cruise Missiles. Popular Science. 10 March 2015.
- 18.Rahmat, Ridzwan. PLAN commissions fourth Dahua-class vessel. Jane's. 14 October 2014.
- 19.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense. Annual Report To Congress: Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2008. 56. 2008.
- 20.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense. Annual Report To Congress: Military Power of the People's Republic of China 2009. 66. 2009.
- 21.DH-10 / CJ-10. Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. January 2023.
- 22.Fisher, Richard D. Jr. China showcases new weapon systems at 3 September parade. IHS Jane's 360. 4 September 2015.
- 23.Easton: p.5
- 24.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2015, p.46
- 25.Changjian-20 (CJ-20) – Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance.
- 26.Gormley et al.: p.103
- 27.Janes 360. Images indicate possible precision-guided version of China's KD-20 LACM. Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance. 14 August 2017.
- 28.Chan, Ryan. China Flaunts New Hypersonic Missile for Critical Strikes. Newsweek. 5 September 2025.
- 29.United States Office of the Secretary of Defense: Annual Report To Congress 2010, p.31
- 30.Li, Xiaobing. The Dragon's Wing: The People's Liberation Army Air Force's Strategy. Air University. 1 August 2022.
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