{"id":109264,"date":"2026-06-22T12:53:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T07:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=109264"},"modified":"2026-06-22T14:25:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T08:55:30","slug":"dongfeng-17-df-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/dongfeng-17-df-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Dongfeng-17 (DF-17)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Dongfeng-17 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chinese state broadcaster CCTV has for the first time aired footage showing the launch of a Dongfeng-17 (DF-17) hypersonic missile recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Dongfeng-17<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>Chinese\u00a0 solid-fueled medium-range hypersonic<a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/ballistic-missiles\/\" target=\"_blank\"> ballistic missile<\/a>.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was officially unveiled in 2019.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>NATO code name<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is <\/span><b>CSS-22. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Dongfeng-17 <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It measures around 11 m in length, and weighs around 15,000 kg.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is said to have a <\/span><b>range <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of <\/span><b>1800 km to 2500 km.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is mounted on a <\/span><b>mobile launcher.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It carries a <\/span><b>hypersonic glide vehicle DF-ZF (HGV<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 Hypersonic Glide Vehicle).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Its <\/span><b>operation <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is as follows:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><b>missile <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is <\/span><b>launched outside the atmosphere like a classic ballistic missile.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a <\/span><b>certain altitude<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>DF-ZF warhead separates.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The warhead r<\/span><b>eenters the atmosphere<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, but instead of descending in a straight line like ballistic missiles, it <\/span><b>\u201cglides\u201d in the atmosphere with its fins.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>While gliding, it changes direction and maneuvers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Its speed is approximately <\/span><b>Mach 5-10.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This flight profile allows the vehicle to <\/span><b>remain below radar detection<\/b> <b>for longer durations<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> than a ballistic missile covering the same distance.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/defence\/international\/china-releases-first-ever-footage-of-dongfeng-17-hypersonic-missile-launch-sends-message-to-us\/articleshow\/131890756.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TOI<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dongfeng-17 is a Chinese  solid-fueled medium-range hypersonic ballistic missile. 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