Julang-2 (JL-2) | |
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Type | SLBM |
Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
Service history | |
In service | Active as of 2015 [1] |
Used by | People's Liberation Army Navy |
Specifications | |
Mass | 42,000 kilograms (93,000 lb) [2] |
Length | 13 metres (43 ft) [2] |
Warhead | single [3] or 1-3 MIRV [4] or 3-8 MIRV nuclear warhead [2] |
Blast yield | 1 megaton of TNT (4.2 PJ) single, [5] or 1-3 MIRV [4] 20/90/150kt MIRV [2] |
Propellant | Solid-fuel rocket [3] |
Operational range | 7,200 km (4,500 mi) [6] |
Guidance system | Astro-inertial [5] with Beidou [2] |
Launch platform | Type 094 submarine [7] |
The JL-2 ( Chinese: 巨浪-2; pinyin: Jù Làng Èr; lit. 'Giant Wave 2', NATO reporting name CSS-N-14) is a Chinese second-generation intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) deployed on the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) Type 094 submarines. It succeeds the JL-1 SLBM deployed on the Type 092 submarine. [7]
The JL-2 provides China with its first viable sea-based nuclear deterrent. [7]
The JL-2 is a naval variant of the land-based DF-31. [8] [9] Their common 2-metre diameter solid fuel rocket motor was successfully tested in late 1983, [8] and research and development efforts were reorganized starting in 1985 to produce both missiles. [9]
The first JL-2 at-sea launch occurred in 2001 from a Type 031 submarine. [8] [9] The program was delayed after a failed test in 2004. [8] 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. [8] A series of test launches occurred in 2012. [10]
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. [11]
Type 094 deterrence patrols with JL-2 missiles began in December 2015. [1]
As of 2017 [update], 48 JL-2 launchers are deployed on submarines. [3]
The JL-2 is a three-stage, solid-fueled missile, [3] with a maximum range of 7,200 km (4,500 mi). [6] Its payload is a single [3] 1 Megaton warhead [5] or 3-8 MIRVs with yields of 20, 90, or 150kt. [2]
Julang-2 (JL-2) | |
---|---|
Type | SLBM |
Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
Service history | |
In service | Active as of 2015 [1] |
Used by | People's Liberation Army Navy |
Specifications | |
Mass | 42,000 kilograms (93,000 lb) [2] |
Length | 13 metres (43 ft) [2] |
Warhead | single [3] or 1-3 MIRV [4] or 3-8 MIRV nuclear warhead [2] |
Blast yield | 1 megaton of TNT (4.2 PJ) single, [5] or 1-3 MIRV [4] 20/90/150kt MIRV [2] |
Propellant | Solid-fuel rocket [3] |
Operational range | 7,200 km (4,500 mi) [6] |
Guidance system | Astro-inertial [5] with Beidou [2] |
Launch platform | Type 094 submarine [7] |
The JL-2 ( Chinese: 巨浪-2; pinyin: Jù Làng Èr; lit. 'Giant Wave 2', NATO reporting name CSS-N-14) is a Chinese second-generation intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) deployed on the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) Type 094 submarines. It succeeds the JL-1 SLBM deployed on the Type 092 submarine. [7]
The JL-2 provides China with its first viable sea-based nuclear deterrent. [7]
The JL-2 is a naval variant of the land-based DF-31. [8] [9] Their common 2-metre diameter solid fuel rocket motor was successfully tested in late 1983, [8] and research and development efforts were reorganized starting in 1985 to produce both missiles. [9]
The first JL-2 at-sea launch occurred in 2001 from a Type 031 submarine. [8] [9] The program was delayed after a failed test in 2004. [8] 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. [8] A series of test launches occurred in 2012. [10]
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. [11]
Type 094 deterrence patrols with JL-2 missiles began in December 2015. [1]
As of 2017 [update], 48 JL-2 launchers are deployed on submarines. [3]
The JL-2 is a three-stage, solid-fueled missile, [3] with a maximum range of 7,200 km (4,500 mi). [6] Its payload is a single [3] 1 Megaton warhead [5] or 3-8 MIRVs with yields of 20, 90, or 150kt. [2]