Dongfeng DF-15 vs LGM-30 Minuteman III
Overview
The Dongfeng DF-15 and the LGM-30 Minuteman III are both Ballistic missiles.
The LGM-30 Minuteman III has a range of 14,000 km — 20:1 the Dongfeng DF-15's 700 km. The Dongfeng DF-15 reaches 7,409 km/h vs 28,200 km/h for the LGM-30 Minuteman III. The Dongfeng DF-15 carries a 500 kg warhead vs 1150 kg for the LGM-30 Minuteman III. Launch weight is 6,200 kg for the Dongfeng DF-15 vs 36,030 kg for the LGM-30 Minuteman III. The Dongfeng DF-15 uses Inertial, GPS, terminal radar, active radar seeker guidance, while the LGM-30 Minuteman III relies on Inertial.
The Dongfeng DF-15 has been produced in 355 units vs 550 for the LGM-30 Minuteman III. The LGM-30 Minuteman III entered service 20 years before the Dongfeng DF-15 (1970 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 |
| American ICBM, entered service in 1970, utilizes inertial guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Ballistic |
| Type | Intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) |
| Manufacturer | Boeing |
| Service year | 1970 |
| Number produced | 550 units |
| Estimated unit price | $7 million |
| 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 | 14,000.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 23.0 ◉ |
| Weight | 36,030 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 1150.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 18.30 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 1680 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Inertial |
| Warhead type | Nuclear |
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