The JL-2 (, NATO reporting name CSS-N-14) is a
Chinese second-generation
intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missile
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(SLBM) deployed on the
People's Liberation Army Navy
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's (PLAN)
Type 094 submarines. It succeeds the
JL-1 SLBM deployed on the
Type 092 submarine.
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The JL-2 provides China with its first viable sea-based nuclear deterrent.
Development
The JL-2 is a naval variant of the land-based
DF-31.
Their common 2-metre diameter solid fuel rocket motor was successfully tested in late 1983,
and research and development efforts were reorganized starting in 1985 to produce both missiles.
The first JL-2 at-sea launch occurred in 2001 from a
Type 031 submarine.
The program was delayed after a failed test in 2004.
Successful launches occurred in 2005 and 2008. The missile was successfully fired from a
Type 094 submarine, the intended operational platform, for the first time in 2009.
A series of test launches occurred in 2012.
During the development of the missile, it was reported that China was considering modifying the missile to accommodate an
anti-satellite warhead to give it a sea-based anti-satellite capability.
Type 094 deterrence patrols with JL-2 missiles began in December 2015.
, 48 JL-2 launchers are deployed on submarines.
Description
The JL-2 is a three-stage, solid-fueled missile,
with a maximum range of .
Its payload is a single
1
Megaton warhead
or 3-8 MIRVs with yields of 20, 90, or 150kt.
References
Citations
Sources
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External links
CSIS Missile Threat - Ju Lang-2from Mark Wade's Encyclopedia Astronautica
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Submarine-launched ballistic missiles of the People's Republic of China
Nuclear missiles of the People's Republic of China
1980s establishments in China
Military equipment introduced in the 2010s