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The JL-3 (; NATO reporting name: CSS-NX-20) is a Chinese third-generation intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). It arms the Type 094 submarine, and is expected to arm the future Type 096.

Key facts

Weapon.name
Julang-3 (JL-3)
Weapon.image
Jin_(Type_094)_Class_Ballistic_Missile_Submarine.JPG
Weapon.caption
Jin (type 94) class ballistic missile submarine
Weapon.origin
People's Republic of China
Weapon.type
SLBM
Weapon.is_missile
yes
Weapon.service
2022
Weapon.used_by
People's Liberation Army Navy
Weapon.filling
MIRV
Weapon.propellant
Solid-fuel rocket
Weapon.vehicle_range
>
Weapon.guidance
Astro-inertial with Beidou
Weapon.launch_platform
Type 094 submarine

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Description
  • See also
  • References

The JL-3 (; NATO reporting name: CSS-NX-20) is a Chinese third-generation intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM). It arms the Type 094 submarine, and is expected to arm the future Type 096.

==History== The first test flight occurred on 24 November 2018 in the Bohai Sea; it was likely a test of the launch tube's cold-launch ejection system. According to anonymous Chinese sources, the Type 032 submarine made the first three test launches, with a Type 094 making the fourth in December 2019.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “JL-3” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.