Dongfeng DF-15 vs Dongfeng DF-5
Overview
The Dongfeng DF-15 and the Dongfeng DF-5 are both Ballistic missiles.
The Dongfeng DF-5 has a range of 12,000 km — 17:1 the Dongfeng DF-15's 700 km. The Dongfeng DF-15 reaches 7,409 km/h vs 26,950 km/h for the Dongfeng DF-5. The Dongfeng DF-15 carries a 500 kg warhead vs 10200 kg for the Dongfeng DF-5. Launch weight is 6,200 kg for the Dongfeng DF-15 vs 183,000 kg for the Dongfeng DF-5. The Dongfeng DF-15 uses Inertial, GPS, terminal radar, active radar seeker guidance, while the Dongfeng DF-5 relies on Inertial and on-board computers.
The Dongfeng DF-15 has been produced in 355 units vs 83 for the Dongfeng DF-5. The Dongfeng DF-5 entered service 9 years before the Dongfeng DF-15 (1981 vs 1990).
| Chinese short-range ballistic missile, entered service in 1990, guided by inertial and GPS systems. | |
| Origin | 🇨🇳 China |
| Category | Ballistic |
| Type | Short-range ballistic missile |
| Manufacturer | Academy of Rocket Motors Technology |
| Service year | 1990 |
| Number produced | 355 units |
| Estimated unit price | NA |
| Range | 700.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 6.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 6,200 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 500.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 9.10 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 1000 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Inertial, GPS, terminal radar, active radar seeker |
| Warhead type | Deep-penetration warhead |
| Range | 12,000.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 22.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 183,000 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 10200.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 32.60 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 3350 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Inertial and on-board computers |
| Warhead type | Nuclear MIRV |
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