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{{Infobox weapon
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|name = CJ-100
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|type = [[Hypersonic weapon|Hypersonic]] [[land-attack missile|land-attack]] [[cruise missile]]
|origin = China
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|vehicle_range = {{convert|3000|to|4000|km|mi nmi}}
|filling = Conventional or nuclear warhead<ref name="mtoday" />
|speed = {{convert|4-5|Mach|km/h}}<ref name="takungpao">{{cite web|url=http://www.takungpao.com.hk/news/232108/2020/0330/431949.html |title=長劍100出鞘 米級精度破敵 |website=takungpao |language=Chinese |date=30 March 2020}}</ref><ref name="tni">{{cite web|url=https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/df-100-chinas-biggest-threat-us-navy-145172 |title=The DF-100 Is China's Biggest Threat To The U.S. Navy |website=National Interest| date= 17 April 2020|first=Sebastien |last=Roblin }}</ref>
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|service = 2019
|used_by =  [[People's Liberation Army Rocket Force]]
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|accuracy= 1 m<ref name="takungpao" />
|launch_platform=Road-mobile [[Transporter erector launcher]]<br>[[H-6K]] bomber
}}
The '''CJ-100''' ({{zh|s=长剑-100|p=Cháng Jiàn 100|l=long sword 100}}; [[NATO reporting name]]: '''CH-SSC-13 Splinter'''),<ref name="scmp">{{cite web|url=https://www.scmp.com/news/china/military/article/3036994/chinas-new-supersonic-arsenal-could-give-h-6n-bomber-force |title=China's new supersonic arsenal could give H-6N bomber force greater reach, military experts say |website=South China Morning Post| date=9 November 2019 |first1=Minnie |last1=Chan |first2=Zhen |last2=Liu}}</ref><ref name="IISS_2023">{{Cite book|author=The International Institute for Strategic Studies|title=The Military Balance 2023|date=15 February 2023 |publisher=Routledge |location=London |chapter=6 Asia |isbn=9781003400226 |doi=10.4324/9781003400226 |s2cid=256916955 }}</ref> also known as '''DF-100''' ({{zh|s=东风-100|p=Dōngfēng 100 |l=east wind 100}}),<ref name="mtoday">{{cite web|url=http://www.military-today.com/missiles/df_100.htm |title=DF-100 |website=Military Today}}</ref> is a [[People's Republic of China|Chinese]] strategic, long range high-[[Supersonic speed|supersonic]] [[land-attack missile|land-attack]] [[cruise missile]].
The missile system is reportedly capable of engaging land-based facilities, reinforced targets, underground bunkers and large warships.<ref>{{Cite web |title=DF-100 Cruise Missile {{!}} MilitaryToday.com |url=https://www.militarytoday.com/missiles/df_100.htm#:~:text=This%20system%20was%20reportedly%20designed,but%20carries%20more%20capable%20missiles. |access-date=2023-10-24 |website=www.militarytoday.com}}</ref> The range is reportedly around {{convert|2,000|to|3,000|km|mi}}. The missile can be mounted on a 10x10 [[transporter erector launcher]] (TEL) vehicle in pair of two,<ref name="mtoday" /> or possibly launched by the [[H-6K]] bomber.<ref name="scmp" /> [[US Air Force]]'s China Aerospace Studies Institute identified and determined CJ-100 is in the [[People's Liberation Army]] service as of 2019, and [[full operational capability]] (FOC) of the missile system can be achieved by 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airuniversity.af.edu/Portals/10/CASI/documents/Research/CASI%20Articles/2020-11-04%20656%20Brigade%20CJ-100s.pdf?ver=vG4fQA5fYa8Y5_4yNpfOVg%3D%3D |title=First PLA Rocket Force CJ-100 Unit Likely Identifie |website=Air University |author=China Aerospace Studies Institute |date=4 November 2020}}</ref>
==Design==
Unlike most cruise missiles in the world, nearly all flight phases of the CJ-100 are at supersonic speed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iiss.org/publications/strategic-dossiers/mdi-missile-technology-accelerating-challenges/#:~:text=Missile%20Technology%3A%20Accelerating%20Challenges%20has,%2D%20and%20conventional%2Dmissile%20arsenals. |title=Missile Technology: Accelerating Challenges |date=December 2022 |website=International Institute for Strategic Studies }}</ref> On [[Zhuhai Airshow]] 2024, the missile was displayed by its manufacturer, with specifications claiming a cruise speed of Mach 4 and a range between {{cvt|3000-4000|km|mi nmi}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.china-arms.com/2024/11/cj-100-long-range-precision-and-supersonic/ |title=Unveiling the CJ-100: Redefining Long-Range Precision and Supersonic Missile Capabilities |date=19 November 2024 |website=China Arms }}</ref>
==Operators==
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*[[People's Liberation Army Rocket Force]]
==See also==
*[[CJ-10]]
*[[YJ-12]]
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Chinese missiles|state=collapsed}}
[[Category:Supersonic cruise missiles]]
[[Category:Cruise missiles of the People's Republic of China]]
[[Category:Nuclear cruise missiles of the People's Republic of China]]
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