DF-15

Also known as 北约代号: CSS-6, 出口型: M-9

The Dong-Feng 15 (abbreviated as DF-15, also referred to as the M-9 and CSS-6) is a short-range ballistic missile developed by China. The United States Department of Defense estimated in 2008 that China had 315–355 DF-15 missiles and 90–110 launchers.

Key facts

Weapon.is_missile: yes
Weapon.name: Dong Feng 15
Weapon.image: File:Dongfeng-15B.JPG
Weapon.type: SRBM
Weapon.vehicle_range: (DF-15) (DF-15A) (DF-15B) (DF-15C)
Weapon.filling: Nuclear 50-350 Kt, or conventionalManeuverable reentry vehicles
Weapon.yield: 90 kt
Weapon.engine: Single-stage solid-propellant rocket
Weapon.guidance: Astro-inertial guidance (including ring-laser gyroscope) + Beidou
Weapon.length: 9.1 m
Weapon.diameter: 1.0 m
Weapon.weight: 6,200 kg

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History
Description
See also
References
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== History == Development on the DF-15 began in 1985 with a finalized design proposal being approved by the PLA in 1987. From the late 1980s to the mid-1990s, testing of the missile was done in the Gobi Desert. The first public display of the missile took place at the Beijing Defense Exposition in 1986. The Second Artillery Corps had allegedly deployed a small number of the missiles the following year.