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DF-17 HGV

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Manufacturer:China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)Introduced: 2019|Status: active|Origin: China
STRATEGICSPEC // DF-17-HGV
DF-17 HGV
FIREPOWER
98
MOBILITY
85
PROTECTION
89
SENSORS
91
COMBAT VALUE
91
UNIT COST
$12.0M
Platform Dossier & Identity
IDENTITY
Typehypersonic
Categorystrategic
Statusactive
Generation5 Generation
Introduced2019
Service StatusActive
Data SourceDoD Military and Security Developments Involving the PRC / CSIS Missile Defense Project
Defense Tech Capability Scorecard
TACTICAL AUDIT
EW SUITE
92/100
Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense
STEALTH / RCS
85/100
Radar Signature Reduction
ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE
Hard-Kill Interception
BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED
Tactical Datalink Integration
Tactical Specifications Matrix
SPEC SHEET
Length11 m
Width1.2 m
Height1.2 m
Weight15,000 kg
Crew6 personnel
Max Speed12,250 km/h
Range2,500 km
Endurance0.35 hrs
Ceiling60,000 m
Fuel Capacity7,500 L
PowerplantSolid-fuel rocket booster with waverider Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (HGV)
Weapons & Ordnance Manifest
1 RDS AMMO
PRIMARY WEAPON
DF-ZF Hypersonic Glide Vehicle (HGV) waverider payload1 RDS
SECONDARY WEAPONS
HTF5680 10x10 cross-country transporter erector launcher
GUIDED MISSILES
DF-17 Waverider HGV
Avionics & Sensor Suite
SENSORS
RadarEQUIPPED
Millimeter-wave active radar terminal seeker(80 km)
Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED
Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS
Radar Warning (RWR)EQUIPPED
Integrated Radar Warning Receiver
ECM SuiteACTIVE ECM
Multi-Band Electronic Jammer Suite
Thermal & FLIREQUIPPED
Thermal FLIR • Infrared (IRST) • Night Vision
Sonar SuiteN/A
N/A (Non-Naval)
Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet
MIB AUDIT
PRIME CONTRACTOR85% WORKSHARE
PROPULSION SYSTEM🇨🇳
Solid Rocket Motor / Ramjet PropulsionVendor: Ursa Major TechnologiesThrust/Power: High-Thrust Solid Booster
RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇨🇳
Active Phased Array Guidance SeekerManufacturer: HensoldtArchitecture: RF / Radar Seeker
PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇨🇳
High-Explosive Blast Fragmentation / Kinetic WarheadVendor: MBDAPayload: Guided Interceptor Warhead
SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇨🇳
Dual-Mode Infrared / Millimeter-Wave SeekerVendor: Teledyne FLIR
SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼
TSMCNode: 7nm High-Reliability Rad-Hard
Passive Armor & Countermeasures
SURVIVABILITY
Armor Compositionmedium
Armor Thickness20 mm
CountermeasuresExtreme non-ballistic skipping trajectory, Plasma stealth wake dissipation
Tactical Communications & Data Link
C4ISR
Tactical RadioPLARF C4ISR strategic command network
Satellite UplinkEquipped
Tactical Data LinkIntegrated (Link 16/MADL)
Military EncryptionType-1 Cryptographic
Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost
COST AUDIT
Unit Purchase Cost$12,000,000
Annual Operating Cost$450,000
Annual Maintenance Cost$220,000
Operational Deployments & Operator Nations
1 Operator Nations~24 Active Units
Operator NationDeployment StatusEstimated Fleet Inventory
🇨🇳ChinaDomestic Operator
24units
Performance Analysis
HUD BENCHMARK
6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE
Firepower
98/100
Mobility
85/100
Protection
89/100
Sensors
91/100
Reliability
89/100
Maintainability
86/100
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Additional Intelligence Information
AUDIT LOG
Intelligence SourceDoD Military and Security Developments Involving the PRC / CSIS Missile Defense Project
Last Verification Date2026-10-07