{
  "id": "df-16",
  "name": "DF-16 (Dongfeng 16)",
  "aliases": [
    "CSS-11"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Short-range ballistic missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2011,
  "operators": [
    "CHN",
    "PAK"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The DF-16 (Dongfeng 16) Chinese Short-Range Ballistic Missile is one of China’s most advanced SRBMs. First deemed operational in September 2015, the new weapon system has achieved 11 successes out of 11 test launches and is an improved model of the DF-11 and the DF-15.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Prime contractor: Sanjiang Space Group, China Chinese Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT), Beijing, China",
      "src": [
        "weg-df-16"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Basing",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Road-mobile/Medium-Range Ballistic Missile",
      "src": [
        "weg-df-16"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "solid fuel, two-stage rocket",
      "src": [
        "weg-df-16"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "warhead",
      "v": "1-3 x high-explosive or sub-munition",
      "src": [
        "weg-df-16"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Inertial, GPS",
      "src": [
        "weg-df-16"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": [
        800,
        1000
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-df-16"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "800 – 1,000 km"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Accuracy (CEP)",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "5 m circular error probable",
      "src": [
        "weg-df-16"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 7.8,
      "src": [
        "weg-df-16"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "diameter_m",
      "v": 1.2,
      "src": [
        "weg-df-16"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "payload_kg",
      "v": [
        500,
        1000
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-df-16"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Missile Variants",
      "text": "DF-11, DF-15",
      "src": [
        "weg-df-16"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "srbm",
  "image": {
    "file": "df-16.jpg",
    "thumb": "df-16-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Tyg728",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DF-16_Ballistic_Missile_20170919.jpg",
    "title": "File:DF-16 Ballistic Missile 20170919.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/df-16.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-df-16": {
      "title": "DF-16 (Dongfeng 16) Chinese Short-Range Ballistic Missile",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/DF-16_Dongfeng_16_Chinese_Short-Range_Ballistic_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}