{
  "id": "jl-2",
  "name": "JL-2 (Ju Lang-2/CSS-N-14)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "CHN",
  "category": "Intercontinental ballistic missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2015,
  "operators": [
    "CHN"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "The JL-2 (Ju Lang-2/CSS-N-14) Chinese Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) is a Chinese intercontinental-range submarine-launched ballistic missile. China likely developed the SLBM jointly with the DF-31 land-based ICBM beginning in 1970.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Basing",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Jin-Class Nuclear Ballistic Missile Submarine",
      "src": [
        "weg-jl-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "warhead",
      "v": "Nuclear, 1 MT, or 3-8 MIRV with 20/90/150 kT warheads",
      "src": [
        "weg-jl-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Astro-inertial with Beidou",
      "src": [
        "weg-jl-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Three-stage solid propellant",
      "src": [
        "weg-jl-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_max_km",
      "v": [
        8000,
        9000
      ],
      "src": [
        "weg-jl-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "note": "8,000 – 9,000 km"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 13,
      "src": [
        "weg-jl-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "diameter_m",
      "v": 2,
      "src": [
        "weg-jl-2"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "launch_weight_kg",
      "v": 42000,
      "src": [
        "weg-jl-2"
      ],
      "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/jl-2.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-jl-2": {
      "title": "JL-2 (Ju Lang-2/CSS-N-14) Chinese Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/JL-2_Ju_Lang-2_CSS-N-14_Chinese_Intercontinental_Ballistic_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}