{
  "id": "df-27",
  "name": "DF-27",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Intercontinental ballistic missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2024,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The DF-27 Chinese Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) is part of China’s Dongfeng family of land‑based ballistic missiles operated by the People’s Liberation Army Rocket Force (PLARF). The designation “DF‑27” itself comes from U.S.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "warhead",
      "v": "Open‑source summaries of Pentagon assessments indicate that DF‑27 can be fitted with conventional land‑attack warheads, anti‑ship payloads, and potentially nuclear warheads. A 2024 assessment cited by",
      "src": [
        "weg-df-27"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": [
        5000,
        8000
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-df-27"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "The Pentagon’s 2025 report to Congress lists DF‑27 as an ICBM‑class system with an estimated 5,000–8,000 km range. At the upper end of that "
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_mach",
      "v": 5,
      "src": [
        "weg-df-27"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "tel-heavy",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/df-27.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-df-27": {
      "title": "DF-27 Chinese Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/DF-27_Chinese_Intercontinental_Ballistic_Missile",
      "published": "2026-06-15",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}