The CJ-100 (;

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: CH-SSC-13 Splinter), also known as the DF-100 is a

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land-attack

cruise missile A cruise missile is an unmanned self-propelled guided missile that sustains flight through aerodynamic lift for most of its flight path. Cruise missiles are designed to deliver a large payload over long distances with high precision. Modern cru ...

History

According to the

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China Aerospace Studies Institute The China Aerospace Studies Institute (CASI) is a United States Department of the Air Force think tank which examines all facets of the China, People's Republic of China and Chinese Communist Party's efforts to project power in the Aerial warfa ...

in 2020, at least one operational

People's Liberation Army Rocket Force The People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, formerly the Second Artillery Corps, is the strategic missile, strategic and tactical missile force of the People's Republic of China. The PLARF is the 4th military branch, branch of the People's Li ...

began receiving CJ-100s in 2019;, and

full operational capability In military acquisition, full operating capability or full operational capability (FOC) is the completion of a development effort. This is usually preceded by an initial operating capability or initial operational capability (IOC) phase. For the U ...

(FOC) was anticipated by 2022.

Design

The CJ-100 is supersonic in nearly all flight phases. According to the

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in 2022, the missile has a range of . In 2020, ''

Ta Kung Pao ''Ta Kung Pao'' (; formerly ''L'Impartial'' in Latin-based languages) is a Hong Kong-based, state-owned Chinese-language newspaper. Founded in Tianjin in 1902, the paper is controlled by the Liaison Office of the Central People's Government i ...

'' 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.

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