| Country: |
People's Republic of China |
| Payload: |
300 |
| Warhead: |
HE |
| Propulsion: |
solid |
| Range: |
250 km |
| Status: |
Development |
Details
Little is known about the B-611. It is a solid propellant missile with a range of 250 km. It is thought to have a 300 kg payload. It was displayed for the first time in 1995; it was more recently displayed at the Zhuhai Air Show in 2006.(1)
Footnotes
- Janes.com, "China unveils B-611 short-range ballistic missile," available at http://www.janes.com/defence/news/jdw/jdw061218_1_n.shtml, accessed on July 3, 2007.
China to Market B-611 Missile
December 10, 2004 :: Jane's Information Group :: News
China’s new short range “B-611” missile system, first reported here on November 1, has been described as one of a “family of B6 missiles,” and is now reportedly up for sale, according to the recent issue of Jane’s Missiles and Rockets. The most recent story adds that firing preparation time is 25 minutes. (Article, Link)
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New Chinese Missile, B-611
November 1, 2004 :: Reuters :: News
Citing Reuters, The New Zealand Herald reports that a new Chinese short-range ballistic missile was revealed November 1. The missile’s stated range is 80-150km makes it possibly sufficient to strike Taiwan (~160km distant), according to information distributed at the Zhuhai air show. The missile is given the appellation “B-611.” the B-611 was further described as “an effective weapon in the battlefield for fire support and an important attacking force in modern conventional wars.”
Update: November 11: East Asia Intel reports that Chinese descriptions of the missile at the airshow compared it to the Russian SS-X-26, also known as Stone, Tender, or Iskander. The missile is also said to have a payload capacity of 480kg, and an accuracy (Circular Error of Probability) of 150 meters. (Article, Link)
» Oct. 30: Chinese airshow to sport new military equipment
» Nov. 2: AFP: Display is first of Chinese surface-to-surface missiles
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