{
  "id": "df-17",
  "name": "DF-17",
  "aliases": [
    "Dong Feng-17"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Medium-range ballistic missile with hypersonic glide vehicle",
  "status": "in-service",
  "fielded": 2019,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "summary": "Solid-fueled, road-mobile medium-range ballistic missile carrying a hypersonic glide vehicle.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": [
        1800,
        2500
      ],
      "src": [
        "csis-df17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_mach",
      "v": [
        5,
        10
      ],
      "src": [
        "csis-df17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "Glide phase"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": 15000,
      "src": [
        "csis-df17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 11,
      "src": [
        "csis-df17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "propulsion",
      "v": "Solid propellant",
      "src": [
        "csis-df17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "warhead",
      "v": "Conventional or nuclear",
      "src": [
        "csis-df17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "basing",
      "v": "Road-mobile",
      "src": [
        "csis-df17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Initial draft entry from cited open sources"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-03",
      "change": "Added payload options and capabilities"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-04",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": {
    "file": "df-17.jpg",
    "thumb": "df-17-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "颐园居",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:DF-17_Missile_20221020.jpg",
    "title": "File:DF-17 Missile 20221020.jpg"
  },
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "DF-ZF hypersonic glide vehicle",
      "role": "Maneuvering glide vehicle",
      "src": [
        "csis-df17"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "range_km": [
        1800,
        2500
      ],
      "caps": {
        "Speed": "Mach 5–10 in glide phase",
        "Warhead": "Conventional or nuclear"
      }
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/df-17.html",
  "sources": {
    "csis-df17": {
      "title": "DF-17",
      "publisher": "CSIS Missile Defense Project",
      "url": "https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/df-17/",
      "published": "2024-04-23",
      "tier": 2,
      "checked": "2026-10-03"
    }
  }
}