Dongfeng DF-15 vs M-39 ATACMS
Overview
The Dongfeng DF-15 and the M-39 ATACMS are both Ballistic missiles.
The Dongfeng DF-15 has a range of 700 km — 2.3x the M-39 ATACMS's 300 km. The Dongfeng DF-15 reaches 7,409 km/h vs 3,600 km/h for the M-39 ATACMS. The Dongfeng DF-15 carries a 500 kg warhead vs 214 kg for the M-39 ATACMS. Launch weight is 6,200 kg for the Dongfeng DF-15 vs 1,674 kg for the M-39 ATACMS. The Dongfeng DF-15 uses Inertial, GPS, terminal radar, active radar seeker guidance, while the M-39 ATACMS relies on GPS-aided inertial navigation guidance.
The Dongfeng DF-15 has been produced in 355 units vs 3,700 for the M-39 ATACMS. The Dongfeng DF-15 entered service 1 years before the M-39 ATACMS (1990 vs 1991).
| 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 tactical ballistic missile, entered service in 1991, using GPS-aided inertial navigation guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Ballistic |
| Type | Tactical ballistic missile |
| Manufacturer | Loral / Vought |
| Service year | 1991 |
| Number produced | 3,700 units |
| Estimated unit price | $1.7 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 | 300.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2.9 ◉ |
| Weight | 1,674 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 214.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 3.96 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 607 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | GPS-aided inertial navigation guidance |
| Warhead type | 950 small bombs M-74 |
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