DF-17 reference card · ARC Warning Reference card
DF-17 Chinese medium-range ballistic missile with a hypersonic glide vehicle. This card repeats the CSIS Missile Threat at-a-glance table.
These cards are encyclopedic. They are not targeting, manufacturing, or acquisition guidance. A field says unknown/disputed when the cited open source does not state it. ARC Warning is not an emergency service.
Catalog revised 2026-10-11 . Also known as .
Published description Names, aliases, and NATO designation DF-17. No separate NATO reporting name is given on the CSIS page. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Type and role Medium-range ballistic missile and hypersonic glide vehicle. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Manufacturer and country Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Operators China. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Launch platform Road-mobile. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Guidance Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Propulsion Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Published speed Mach 5-10 (1.72-3.43 km/s). Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Range 1,800-2,500 km. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Warhead type and weight Conventional or nuclear. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Blast and fragmentation radius unknown/disputed Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The sources cited here give a warhead class or mass where they give one. They do not state a blast or fragmentation radius, and none is inferred. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Interceptability and countermeasures Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Reported unit cost Not stated on the cited CSIS page. Confidence: unknown. The cited page does not state this, so the card does not guess. The CSIS at-a-glance table does not give this figure, so none is added. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Service history Operational. In service 2019. Confidence: high. The cited page states this. This repeats the CSIS at-a-glance table. It is not remeasured here. CSIS Missile Threat: DF-17 Media No official or public-domain embed is attached. Combat footage is not embedded on this card.
Seen in ARC Warning No approved ARC Warning record currently names this system.
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