The CJ-10 () is a second-generationGormley et al.: p.102 Chinese 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 Kh-55 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

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, terrain contour matching, and a likely Digital Scene-Mapping Area Correlator for

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. Ships and

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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 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 . The missile can be air-launched by the H-6 bomber and fired from a

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of the

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according to Chinese expert Li Li on Chinese television. The YJ-100 will have an onboard radar.

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 Kh-55 (purchased from

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), and the Tomahawk cruise missiles (that were unexploded and purchased from

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and

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). 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.

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reported the CJ-10 was tested 2004. An August 2012 report by Jane's indicated that a shipborne variant 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 (DF-10) :Baseline version. Known as DH-10 during the prototype phase. Sometimes called the DF-10. ;CJ-10A (DF-10A) : Land-attack

. Reportedly a stealthier, more accurate, version of the CJ-10. ;"DH-2000" :Supposedly a

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version of the DH-10A.Easton: p.5 ;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-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

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; each bomber may carry four missiles externally.Gormley et al.: p.103 ;YJ-100 : Anti-ship version with an or range,Gormley et al.: p.102 launched by H-6 bomber and

. Air-launched YJ-100 and CJ-10KGormley et al.: p.102 are both referred as KD-20 in separate sources.

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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